Midget Exhibit: Historical Photographs from the Heyday of Dwarf Displays #3904485 (License: Personal Use)

This sepia-toned studio photograph captures a formally dressed man with dwarfism and a woman in elaborate late-Victorian attire, likely performers in a sideshow or exhibition circuit. The image appears on the cover of the 1990s Schiffer-published book *Midget Exhibit*, which compiles archival photographs documenting the cultural phenomenon of human oddity displays during the heyday of carnival and dime museum entertainment. Their poised stance and period clothing reflect both the theatrical presentation and the complex social dynamics of such exhibitions.

Used on historical, educational, or museum-related web pages discussing 19th-20th century entertainment, disability representation, or circus/sideshow history; targets researchers, historians, and curious readers seeking primary visual sources on marginalized performance traditions.