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Gigantism

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Images about Gigantism

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  • The tallest man in the world : Herr Winkelmeier, the celebrated Austrian giant, exclusively engaged at the London Pavilion.
  • Royal Aquarium : Notice: the manager has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded arrangements with Chang, the great Chinese giant.
  • 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.
  • Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : just arrived : admission one shilling.
  • London Pavilion : the Egyptian Giant : every evening.
  • Van Albert : der gröbte Mann, 24 Jahre alt : Seppetoni, der kleinste Mann, 29 Jahre alt.
  • Mohawk Minstrels : Mr. Andrew Bannister, the Mohawks giant... : Little Thomas, the marvellous male soprano / Proprietors, William Francis & Harry Hunter.
  • On exhibition at Sedgwick's Exhibition : the Norfolk Giant :  the largest youth in the world... standing nearly 8 feet in height.
  • Henri Cot, the French giant and Prince Colibri, the midget.
  • Frederick the Great : the English giant : born at Bayswater, age 19 : Height nearly 8 ft. and still growing. Weight over 22 stone. Can span 8 ft. Biggest hands in the world.
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Works from the collections

31 works

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    • Online

    On exhibition at Sedgwick's Exhibition : the Norfolk Giant : the largest youth in the world... standing nearly 8 feet in height.

    | Date: [1880?]
    • Books
    • Online

    Wachsthum des menschlichen Skeletes : mit Bezug auf den Riesen / von Karl Langer.

    Langer, Karl, Ritter von Edenberg, 1819-1887. | Date: 1871
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    South London Palace : Boxing night & every evening / Proprietors, E. Poole & H. Ulph, Jun.

    | Date: [1886?]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : admission one shilling.

    | Date: [1880?]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Mohawk Minstrels : Mr. Andrew Bannister, the Mohawks giant... : Little Thomas, the marvellous male soprano / Proprietors, William Francis & Harry Hunter.

    | Date: [1890?]
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Related topics

Giants (Folklore)
Freak shows
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
London
Dwarfism
Men
Dwarfs (Persons)
Chang, Woo Gow, 1841-1893.
Royal Aquarium
London Pavilion (Piccadilly Street, London, England)

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