Photograph: Stratton's home in Bridgeport, CT

Photograph of Stratton's home in Bridgeport Connecticut. In front of the house are individuals, all looking at the camera. The house's front features a number of bushes, several trees are on the right and left side of the home. The home stood on North Avenue. Charles S. Stratton (January 4, 1838- July 15, 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was an entertainer and Bridgeport Conn. native who got his start with P.T. Barnum in 1842. Stratton's parents signed him with Barnum at age 4, as exhibiting those with dwarfism was lucrative at the time. Stratton took quickly to performing, and he entertained audiences worldwide, including nobility such as Queen Victoria. Stratton married fellow performer M. Lavinia Warren and the two had a happy marriage. Stratton's performances brought him renown as a celebrity, perhaps one of the biggest at the time, and he and Warren were able to live comfortably when not working. On July 15, 1883, Stratton suffered a stroke and passed away. He is buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his wife beside him. No photographer. Likely taken between 1863-1883. Measures 5.5 by 3.5 inches.