Carte-de-Visite Portrait of Admiral Dot (Leopold Kahn)

Carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait photograph of Leopold Kahn, known professionally as Admiral Dot, a famous 19th-century American dwarf comedian and performer. The photograph, likely taken by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., was produced in New York, New York sometime before 1918. The image shows Admiral Dot at an unknown age, before his death in the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Associated People/Businesses

• Kahn, Leopold

Geography

• New York City

Subjects

• Dwarfs -- United States -- 19th century
• Comedians -- United States -- 19th century
• Carte-de-visite
• Portrait photography
• Performers -- United States -- 19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 11, Folder 14