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The royal wedding cakeThe immense wedding cake of King Faruk and Queen Farida of Egypt
Mons Meg Cannon - Edinburgh Caste. A medieval weapon of mass destruction (!) made to the order of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy circa 1449 and sent as a gift to King James II of Scotland
Marshall Britannia Boiler transported - IndiaThe transportation of a Marshall Britannia boiler across the Indian countryside by a vast team of oxen and men. Many thousands of portable steam engines were made between the 1840s and 1920s
Mexico - Chapultepec, Mexico City - Giant TreeChapultepec, Mexico City - a large hill on the outskirts of central Mexico City. A special place for Mexicans throughout Mexican history
Crown Princess Margaret of SwedenHer Royal Highness Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden (1882 - 1920) with Prince Bertil (1912 - 1997). She is wearing a simply fantastic hat of grandiose scale!
Abu Simbel, Temple of Nefertaril, EgyptAbu Simbel, entrance, Temple of Nefertaril, full-length close-up of figures. Photograph by Lionel Coates
Granite quarry, Aswan, EgyptGranite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates
The Meskoutine Mineral Bath near GuelmaA giant Turpentine tree outside the Thermal baths, covering 420 m (sq) at the Meskoutine Mineral Baths, near Guelma, Algeria
A Spooner Travelling ovenA immense Spooner Travelling Oven - with the dough for loaves of white bread entering the immense baking oven section of the machine
Apple Salesman with a gigantic pannier - TurkeyApple seller standing alongside his large pannier, filled to the brim with fruit. The weight of this woven backpack must have been immense
Photographic Studio sceneA fantastic example of a photographic studio from the early 20th century with the decoration and dressing of the studio, the immense plate camera and the photographer himself
Shaping metal plate in a large hydraulic pressTwo factory workers remove a metal plate from a large industrial hydraulic press after shaping. The completely piece appears to be the bodywork for a road vehicle. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Armenia - Carrying an immense wooden caseExtraordinary photographic postcard of an Armenian porter carrying a ridiculously large wooden box on his back
A Fine Cactus in the desert at Phoenix, Arizona with a gentleman stood alongside to give even more sense of the giant scale of the plant!
Mato Grosso - Giant CactusMato Grosso, Brazil - Immense Giant Cactus
Date Sellers - Marrakesh, MoroccoA stall selling dates - Marrakesh, Morocco. The trader sits halfway up the immense pile of the dried fruit, which he can weigh on the suspended scales alongside his perch
Sudan - SandstormA sandstorm in the Sudanese desert - an immense cloud of sand rises up over the horizon and the buildings of the capital, Khartoum
Fragments DayHow London bookstall managers celebrated " Fragments" day, showing the immense popularity of the " Fragments from France" portfolios of cartoons by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
When Meteorites CrashEvery day 1000s of meteorites hit our planet : most are small, but if a large one were to fall into the ocean near a major city, the destruction would be immense
Read by the World: The Illustrated London News overseasSeries of images by A. Forestier showing readers of the Illustrated London News around the world, a reflection of the papers immense popularity both home and abroad
Overheard at the docks by H. M. BatemanBlack & white illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man asking directions to the newly built cruise ship the Queen Mary
Trilby Music SheetThe immense success of Du Mauriers romance of Bohemian Paris inspires countless spin- offs : this is a waltz by Charles Le Thiere
Luxor Temple CourtyardLuxor Temple; courtyard surrounded by pillars and statues of Rameses II. The two tourists give a good idea of the immense scale of the carved figures
Luxor Temple / EgyptSome of the massive papyriform columns and one of the immense statues of Rameses II at Luxor
Kimberley Diamond MineThe open-cast diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa : the buildings at the top give an idea of the immense scale of the workings
Duc De LA ForceSatire on the activities of Henri Jacques Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force : the discovery of hoards of foodstuffs and medicines caused immense scandal
Queen Caroline PopularThe immense popular support for Queen Caroline is vividly demonstrated when the Thames watermen gather to address her at Brandebnurgh House, backed by boat-loads of well-wishers
Landseers, Bewick, HaydonBenjamin Haydons studio : Charles & Edwin Landseer and Thomas Bewick, Haydons pupils, are working on a series of immense cartoons by their eminent master
USA Memorial ServiceRevivalist Ira Sankey sings to an immense congregation at the memorial service to fellow revivalist Charles Haddon Spurgeon
As M HutchinsonARTHUR STUART MENTEITH HUTCHINSON Popular novelist who scored an immense success with If winter comes in 1922
THE CHASE 1904THE CHASE ! A symbolic depicting of the immense enthusiasm for motor racing at this period when cars were still a novelty
Lisbon Quake / RuinsPart of the ruined city after the earthquake, which destroyed immense numbers of buildings besides causing the deaths of some 60, 000 people
Military AirshipIn 1910, it is safe to predict that airships will play a part in a future war. This one is causing immense damage with its bombs, but is being fired upon in its turn
Battle of the CraterBurnside blasts an immense breach - the crater - in Petersburgs defences, but fails to follow through and what should have been a great victory turns into defeat