[Rarebooks] FS: [Little People] CDV of Charles W. Nestel “Commodore Foote” & His Sister Eliza

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

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#17. [Little People]  CDV of Charles W. Nestel “Commodore Foote” & His 
Sister Eliza.

A CDV of Commodore Foote [Charles W. Nestel] & his sister Eliza. At the 
time of his death, Foote [1848-1937] was eulogized as “The world’s 
oldest midget”. “The little man, who gave a command performance for 
Queen Victoria and met and talked to President Lincoln in the White 
House, was hailed by mammoth audiences the world over as Commodore 
Foote. Together with his surviving sister, Miss Eliza, he was one of the 
most deeply loved and widely known midgets who ever trod the boards.” 
Printed on the verso is a five-stanza poem, "Commodore Foote's Dream," 
apparently by Nestel himself, about his height.

CDV. 2.5”x3.5”. Minor soil, light wear, bottom corners clipped.  [42804] 
  $50

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