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Washington youngster solves parking problem. Washington, D.C., March 30. Transportation and no parking worries. Nelm Clark, 16-year old Washington youngster, solved this problem by combining a lawn mower motor with a set of motor cycle gears to make this unusual midget auto. Costing $60 to build the contraption weighs only 150 pounds--the weight is its main feature--and if you run out of gas you easily push it or tuck it under your arm and walk home, 3/30/1937

Washington youngster solves parking problem. Washington, D.C., March 3...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Builds own Jalopy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Thirty dollars was all it cost Robert Preston, 16-year-old high school senior, to build this midget automobile. Weighing approximately 250 pounds, the 'jalopy' is powered with a washing machine motor of 3-4 horsepower and has a maximum speed of 20 miles an hour. His license tags for this year will cost 32 cents, 2-2-39

Builds own Jalopy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Thirty dollars was all it...

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Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Midget, 1/23/24 - Public domain  photograph

Midget, 1/23/24 - Public domain photograph

A little girl wearing a fur coat and holding a bag. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Charlie Becker, midget trainer with Singer's Midgets, walked the smallest elephant of his troupe to Merchant's Bank, and made a deposit for Keith's Theatre. The elephant delivered the money satchel directly to the receiving teller

Charlie Becker, midget trainer with Singer's Midgets, walked the small...

A woman standing next to an elephant at a zoo. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Detroit news timely topics.  The Midget and Leviathan

The Detroit news timely topics. The Midget and Leviathan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

No midget lap-sitting for Speaker Bankhead. Washington, D.C., April 30. "Lap-sitting is out" Speaker Bankhead today as he greeted a troupe of circus midgets from his home state of Alabama [at the] Capitol. An enterprising photographer sought to repeat the J.P. Morgan act of a few years ago (?) the noted financier placed on the midgets on [his] lap at a Senate hearing. But it was no go today as the Speaker was concerned, 4/30/37

No midget lap-sitting for Speaker Bankhead. Washington, D.C., April 30...

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Midget golf course, Raymondville, Texas

Midget golf course, Raymondville, Texas

Public domain photograph of construction site, excavation works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Midget group at W.H., 4/7/24 - Public domain portrait photograph

Midget group at W.H., 4/7/24 - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

C.W. Mitman of Smithsonian Institute with giant and midget bulbs, 3/12/25

C.W. Mitman of Smithsonian Institute with giant and midget bulbs, 3/12...

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A midget and a woman worker install control wires on a "Valiant" basic trainer at Vultee's Downey, California plant. At the Downey plant is made the BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainer--a fast, sturdy ship powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A midget and a woman wo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Kenneth L. Morehouse and his midget car "Little Mystery," probably taken at an event at a hotel, Washington, D.C.]

[Kenneth L. Morehouse and his midget car "Little Mystery," probably ta...

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No midget lap-sitting for Speaker Bankhead. Washington, D.C., April 30. "Lap-sitting is out" Speaker Bankhead today as he greeted a troupe of circus midgets from his home state of Alabama at the Capitol. An enterprising photographer sought to repeat the J.P. Morgan act of a few years ago (?) the noted financier placed on the midgets on his lap at a Senate hearing. But it was no go today as the Speaker was concerned, 43037

No midget lap-sitting for Speaker Bankhead. Washington, D.C., April 30...

A black and white photo of a group of people, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Part of caption cut off. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection i... More

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24

Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

[Kenneth L. Morehouse and his midget car "Little Mystery," probably taken at an event at a hotel, Washington, D.C.]

[Kenneth L. Morehouse and his midget car "Little Mystery," probably ta...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Midget golf course, Raymondville, Texas

Midget golf course, Raymondville, Texas

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A midget hard at work in the tail of a "Valiant" basic trainer at Vultee's Downey, California plant. He installs control wires and does other work that a normal-size person would not be able to get at. At the Downey plant is made the BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainer--a fast sturdy ship powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A midget hard at work i...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The HA-19, also known as Japanese Midget Submarine "C" by the US Navy, a historic Imperial Japanese Navy Type A Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarine displayed at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas

The HA-19, also known as Japanese Midget Submarine "C" by the US Navy,...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

Little midget polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

U.S. Navy tug raises one of eight Jap 'midget subs'

U.S. Navy tug raises one of eight Jap 'midget subs'

U.S. Navy tug Ortolan crew standing on hull of raised Japanese midget sub, in the Solomon Islands area. Official U.S. Navy photograph. No. W-ES-106-51925. Title transcribed from item.

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

Midget platoon - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)