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Ephemera
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In December 1765, there were in York, a young man ad woman, twins, of a surprising stature : they were not quite 17 years of age. The brother was 7ft 3 in.: the sister 7ft 2 in. in height : annual register.
Date: [between 1800 and 1850?]
Ephemera
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London Pavilion, Piccadilly, W. : every evening at 10.45 : the tallest man in the world : Herr Winkelmeier.
Date: [1887?]
Books
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The Siamese twins, Chang and Eng : a biographical sketch.
Date: [1869]
Pictures
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The incarnations of Vishnu. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 27724i
Ephemera
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To the public! : fifth appearance of the American Giant! On Tuesday evening, Dec. 26th, the celebrated American Giant, Mr. Freeman ...
Date: [approximately 1843?]
Pictures
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David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Reference: 314i
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A dwarf on the shoulders of a giant, in a rowdy inn. Etching by G. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Reference: 2953i
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222, Piccadilly : just arrived from Paris, an immense French giant, who has excited the greatest astonishment in that capital : measures seven feet four inches ...
Date: [1826?]
Ephemera
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22, New Bond Street : Now exhibiting from ten in the morning till nine at night, an immense French giant : measures exactly 7 feet 4 inches ...
Date: [1826?]
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by the 8' 2" Lewis Wilkins at the Canterbury Theatre of Varieties in London on Monday 21 January 1901].
Date: 1901
Ephemera
[2 newspaper clippings (The Standard, 31 May 1871 and 1 June 1871) about Millie Christine, the Two-Headed Nightingale, Anna Swan, the Nova Scotian giantess and Captain George Martin van Buren Bates, the great Kentucky giant, appearing at Willis's Rooms, King Street, St. James's, London].
Date: 1871
Ephemera
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Herr Winkelmeier the tallest man in the world will appear every evening at 10.45 ... / London Pavilion, Piccadilly.
Date: 1887
Ephemera
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Mr. Smith's exhibition : to be seen twihin, the Norfolk Giant 17 years of age, 7 feet 2 inches high, and weighs 20 stone, also the African Lady! in her native costume ... also Tom Thumb, the celebrated dwarf, also the extraordinary wonder of the creation, the infant male child & its mother with 2 perfect heads and necks on one body ...
Date: [1849]
Ephemera
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Ne plus ultra. Now exhibiting : The Spanish Goliah! The celebrated Senor Joachim Eleizegui, from the basque provinces of Spain, twenty-three years of age - stands 7 feet 10 inches, weighs 450 pounds ... appearing at the Cosmorama Rooms, 290 Regent Street ...
Date: [1844 and 1850?]
Pictures
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David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by G. Rousselet after G. Reni.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.Reference: 320i
Pictures
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Two Kashmir giants, and the traveller James Ricalton. Halftone after a photograph, 1903.
Date: 1900-1999Reference: 2778i
Ephemera
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[Leaflet (1863?) advertising a variety bill at the Criterion Hall of Amusement, Leicester Square, London with 7 foot tall Polish Giantess, Countess Lodoiska headline act].
Date: [1863?]
Ephemera
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Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger. And the midget prince 'Adonis' / Royal Aquarium, Westminster.
Date: [approximately 1880?]
Ephemera
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[Newspaper cutting (1887?) "An Irish giant in court" about 7' 5" James Patrick Folly's arrest and trial for drunken assault on a police officer in Tottenham Court Road].
Date: 1887
Ephemera
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Hank, world's tallest bartender, 7 ft 8 inches : Terry, world's shortest bartender, 4ft 11 inches : see us at Bradley's 5 and 10, longest bar in the world : Fillmore Street, between Geary & Post, San Francisco.
Date: [between 1930 and 1939?]
Ephemera
Online
No. 22, New Bond Street : Now exhibiting from ten in the morning till nine at night, an immense French giant : measures exactly 7 feet 4 inches ...
Date: [1826?]
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Herr Winkelmeier and M. Brunin (French comedian) at the London Pavilion in March 1887].
Date: 1887
Ephemera
Online
Gruss von Krichel's Riesen- und Märchen-Revue.
Date: [between 1920 and 1929?]
Pictures
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A boy enters the cave of a giant who is about to stab himself in the chest. Etching.
Reference: 43009i
Ephemera
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[Newspaper cutting (October 1887?) "Bow Street : a giant in trouble - James Patrick Tolly" about 7' 5" James Patrick Folly's arrest and trial for drunken assault on a police officer in Tottenham Court Road].
Date: 1887