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Williamsport Sun: October 17, 1927 – Thirty Midget Visitors in City

The Park Hotel yesterday afternoon was invaded by the greatest number of midgets ever seen in Williamsport at one time. There were 30 of the little people and they were gathered together from all parts of the world. Among them were a Mexican and a Javanese.

The party and their manager arrived on the noon train over the Pennsylvania Railroad from Elmira, and they were on their way to Pittsburgh. They left for the Smoky City on the Easton-Pittsburgh train. The midgets will be in Pittsburgh all week in a vaudeville act.

The smallest midget was but 26 inches in height, while the tallest was only 36 inches high. Their ages varied from 25 to 50 years. Four of the couples are married and one of the couples had a son with them.

The party was comprised of 18 men and 12 women. The midgets were accompanied by a number of midget dogs, several of the animals being so tiny that the men could carry them in their coat pockets. The canines varying in age from three to six years are used in special dog acts.

The large aggregation of midgets, all of whom were perfect specimens of humanity, attracted attention in and about the Park Hotel during the nearly two hours they were in Williamsport.