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Henrik Brustad the Norwegian giant : a penny-piece will pass through his finger-ring : stands nearly 8 feet, acknowledged to be the tallest man in the world : to be seen every evening ... / Assembly Rooms, Anlaby-Road, (near Hengler's Circus.).

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on off-white paper].

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.

[Undated handbill (1880?) advertising appearances by Chang, the Fychow giant, at the Royal Aquarium, London accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the Norwegian giant].

[Newspaper clipping (1880) advertising an appearance by Chang, the Fychow giant, and Von Brustad,  at the Royal Aquarium, London].

[Undated, illustrated handbill (June 1880) advertising an appearance by Chang, the Fychow giant, at the Royal Aquarium, London accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the Norwegian giant].

Handbill advertising Wieland's Living Wonders at the Royal Aquarium in London.

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on yellow paper].

Royal Aquarium : the original Chang, Brustad, the Norwegian giant, the Chinese Tom Thumb,  Wieland's living curiosities : admission one shilling.

Oversize ephemera. EPH+35.

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Brustad, Henrik, 1844-1899.

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Images featuring Brustad, Henrik, 1844-1899.

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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.

Handbill advertising Wieland's Living Wonders at the Royal Aquarium in London.

Oversize ephemera. EPH+35.

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on yellow paper].

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on off-white paper].

Brustad, Henrik, 1844-1899.

Images from the collections

Images featuring Brustad, Henrik, 1844-1899.

Works from the collections

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.

Handbill advertising Wieland's Living Wonders at the Royal Aquarium in London.

Oversize ephemera. EPH+35.

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on yellow paper].

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on off-white paper].

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