picture of the day

January 23, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Midget." News item, Jan. 20: "The first organized touring Coolidge Marching Club to work for the nomination of the president comes to Washington Sunday morning. It is composed of 25 European midgets, headed by I.S. Rose, New Englander and impresario. The midgets wear buttons and ribbons on which is inscribed 'Coolidge 1925.'"

found on Shorpy

also, little fyi for those that may be wondering the same thing i was... these days "midget" is politically incorrect. "little people" is what is preferred.