1956: world’s smallest man and his cat pictured
In 1956, Henry Behrens was the world’s smallest man. Here is a picture of him with his black cat standing on his hind legs. It is a remarkable picture of a cat. The scaling is amazing. As one Reddit comedian said, ‘That’d be like living with a panther!’. That’s a bit cruel. Mr Benrens lived in Worthing, UK as I understand it. One webpage indicates that he lived in the USA but I believe that this is incorrect as the pictures of the troupe are from England; the southeast to be particular which is where Worthing is.

Picture of the world’s smallest man 1956 with his black cat. Picture is public domain.
Here is the picture in colour: