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NUTT, George Washington Morrison (1848 – 1881). Group of Commodore Nutt Photographs and Ephemera. 17 pieces from the life and career of this dwarf performer. Includes: The Commodore Nutt Polka, by Thomas Baker. New York: Horace Waters, 1862. Polychrome pictorial wrap lithographed by Crow, Thomas & Eno. from photographs by D. Appleton & Co., bearing five portrait vignettes of Nutt in various costumes and with P. T. Barnum at center, to whom the composition is dedicated. SCARCE. 13 ½ x 10 ¼”. Spine tattered; — Paper Doll Commodore Nutt. New York: McLoughlin Bros., ca. 1870. Double-sided paper doll of Nutt with eight costumes, with color pictorial lithographed sleeve, 8 x 4 ¾”. Spotting and tape repair to sleeve; — The Fairy Wedding Party. New York: E. & H. T. Anthony, 1863. Stereo view of Nutt as groomsman and Minnie Warren (Huldah Pierce Warren Bump, 1849 – 1878) as bridesmaid, along with groom Tom Thumb and bride Mercy Lavinia Warren, based on a photograph by Mathew B. Brady. 6 ¾ x 3 ¼”. Chip to bottom edge affecting studio mount caption; — 13 cartes-de-visite depicting Nutt alone, with Minnie Warren, or with the wedding group. Studios include E. & H. T. Anthony (New York), J. O. Kane (New York), and Geo. Stinson & Co. (Portland, Maine). Most good or better; — One small monochrome engraving of the “fairy wedding party” with P. T. Barnum. N.p., n.d. 4 x 2 ½”. Good.