206 results filtered with: Giants (Folklore)
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The giant, O'Brien / Hilary Mantel.
Hilary MantelDate: 1998
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[1878 newspaper report of the funeral of William Campbell, the Scottish Giant at Jesmond Cemetary].
Date: 1878
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The Modern Living Colossus, or Wonderful Giant, is to be seen at Mr. Squire's, peruke maker, facing the Mews-Walk, within two doors of the Panopticon, Charing Cross ...
Date: [1751?]
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[Newspaper clipping advertising a performance by Marian, the Amazon giantess at the Alhambra Theatre in London in 1882].
Date: 1882
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[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].
Date: 1880
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[Undated newspaper cutting (September 1886) advertising an appearance by a giant (3 feet tall), 1 year old baby at the Albert Palace, Battersea, London].
Date: 1886
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Samuel Mcdonald, a giant and George Cranstoun, a dwarf, with a third normal sized man. Etching by J. Kay.
John KayReference: 3088i
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Chang, the great Fychow galop.
Date: [1873]
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Undated newspaper clipping about Aama the giantess and Colonel Ulpts at the Tocadero (London).
Date: date of publication not identified
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Patrick O'Brien, a giant. Engraving, 1804.
Date: October 1804Reference: 917i
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's latest collection of living curiosities at the Piccadilly Hall, London, featuring General Tiny Mite and Chang, the great Chinese giant (24 February 1883?). ].
Date: [1883]
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Kaatje : the Dutch giantess : 21 years old.
Date: [between 1920 and 1929?]
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Just arrived in London, and to be seen in an elegant apartment, at the cane-shop, in Spring Garden Gate, next door to the house late Cox's Museum : the Modern Living Colossus, or wonderful Irish Giant, only 21 years of age, measures eight feet two inches high ...
Date: [1781?]
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S. Watson's Grand American Museum 28, Oxford Street : Living curiosities! From all parts of the world ...
Date: [1885]
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[Undated handbill (1880?) advertising appearances by Chang, the Fychow giant, at the Royal Aquarium, London accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the Norwegian giant].
Date: 1880
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[Undated newspaper cutting (June 1870) of a small ad for: 'Wanted, to hear of a good giantess' for a 12 month engagement].
Date: 1870
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The mystery and lore of monsters : with accounts of some giants, dwarfs and prodigies / by C.J.S. Thompson.
Charles ThompsonDate: 1930- Books
De gigantibvs eorvmqve reliqviis, ac de his hominibvs qui prodigiosis quorundam viribus agitur, qui ad giantûm naturam proximè videntur accedere: obiter etiam Joannis Goropii error perstringitur, qui in sua Gigantomachia nulla gigantum corpora tanta, quanta dicuntur fuisse, affirmat / A. Ioan. Cassanione.
Chassanion, Jean de, 1531-1598.Date: An, M.D.LXXXVII. [1587]- Pictures
Oswald Henry Ames. Colour lithograph by L. Ward (Spy), 1896.
Leslie WardDate: Feb. 27, 1896Reference: 822241i
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[Newspaper clipping (1880) advertising an appearance by Chang, the Fychow giant, and Von Brustad, at the Royal Aquarium, London].
Date: 1880
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[Article from the 17 June issue of 'Harper's young people' about: Real giants and dwarfs].
Barr, Mary A.Date: [1884]
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[Undated newspaper cutting titled: A giant's devices].
Date: date of publication not identified
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In 1580, a Dutch dwarf exhibited himself in London : he was three feet high, had never a good foot, nor no knee at all, and yet could dance : he had no arm, but a stump to the elbow, or little more to the right side ... He was accompanied by a Dutch giant.
Date: [Between 1840 and 1880?]
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by Herr Winkelmeier at the London Pavilion in February 1887].
Date: 1887- Videos
Giants.
Date: 2007