Largest Collection (#5)

Clipper ship Three Brothers, 2972 tons: The largest sailing ship in the world. Date 1875

Hiram - The largest horse in the world! 21 hands high, weighing 3065 pounds. Date: 1907

RMS Asia, 1850
Engraving of the Cunard Line Royal Mail Paddle-steamer Asia at sea, 1850. Asia was the largest steamship yet built on the River Clyde

Largest Gorilla Ever
This huge ape, five feet five inches high, measures a distance of over eight feet from finger to finger; the largest ever captured at this time

HER MAJESTY S, 1809
In the Haymarket, London, this is at this time the largest theatre in Britain : used only for opera productions, it is known simply as The Opera House

Gauromydas heros
The worlds largest fly

Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Japan - the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu) Date: circa 1910s

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland
The Uspenski Cathedral is the largest orthodox church in Western Europe. The cathedral is set upon on a hill side, overlooking the city. Date: circa 1935

Glacier of Spitsbergen (Spitzbergen), Magdalen Bay
A Glacier of Spitzbergen (Spitsbergen) at Magdalen Bay. Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. circa 1930

Spitsbergen (Spitzbergen), Magdalen Bay
Postcard showing Spitzbergen (Spitsbergen) at Magdalen Bay. Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. circa 1930

A library for troops on Western Front
Photograph: A library for troops on Western Front.Shows a queue of men, some with books and newspapers outside a library. The sign for the library reads

Tour of the Colonies - Winnipeg - School Children - Royal Party watching school children. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Tour of the Colonies - Christchurch - at Church - Interior of Church. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies. Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand

Tour of the Colonies - Auckland -Grand old Man - Bearded dignitary meeting Duke and Duchess. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

The Channel Islands - Plemont - Clift Inlet Bridge and House. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands. Saint Ouen (JÞ▓▓iais)

Animals at a French Zoo - Red Deer - Mother and baby. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species

Animals at a French Zoo - Syrian Bear - Colour Slide of Bear in cape, growling.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Animals at a French Zoo - Giraffe - Giraffe in Paddock. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo.The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal

Sands Scarborough - Beach Promenade, Sea, Bathing huts on rights. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Scarborough With a population of just over 61, 000

Llanbadarn Church - Church with Square tower and porched gate. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Saint Padarns Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales

USA - Fogo, from another point, Newfoundland. - Fogo, from another point, Newfoundland. Fogo Island is the largest of the offshore islands of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Clacton-on- Sea - Church at top of cliffs, Sea to right. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula and district in Essex, England

English Cathedrals - Shrine of st Frideswide - Gothic - Style Shrine - stone with carved wood above. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals

London, England -s Kensington Museum
London, England -s Kernsington Museum - Square Brick Building, Colonnaded roof top. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London.The Victoria and Albert Museum

Largest underground wine vat in the World - Asti, California
Largest underground wine vat in the World - Italian Swiss Colony, Asti, California Date: circa 1949

East Africa - Mouth of Zambesi - Wide stretch of river, boats beached on sand. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa

View from The Mosta Dome, Malta
View from The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta (sometimes shortened to as The Mosta Dome)

Mosta, Malta - The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady
One of the six smaller altars altar at The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta (sometimes shortened to as The Mosta Dome)

The Liner Queen Mary shown alongside Palace of Westminster
The Cunard Liner RMS Queen Mary shown alongside Palace of Westminster, which gives an indication of her enormous size (the worlds largest liner at this date)

Young Turks at Podgorica, the capital and largest city of Montenegro Date: 1913

Junie, largest houseboat on Upper Yangtze River, China
Junie, claimed to be the largest houseboat on the Upper Yangtze River, China. Date: circa 1905

Large span iron bridge over the Songhua River, China
Large span iron bridge over the frozen Songhua River (Sungari River) in northeast China, - the largest tributary of the Heilong River

George Ehrets Brewery, 93rd st, New York
George Ehret, New York brewer (1835-1927) founder of the famous Hell Gate brewery which soon after its launch became the largest in the country. Date: 1902

George Ehrets Brewery, 92nd st, New York
George Ehret, New York brewer (1835-1927} founder of the famous Hell Gate brewery which soon after its launch became the largest in the country. Date: 1902

Milan Cathedral
Begun in the 1380s, Milan Cathedral, one of the largest in the world, was built by many different architects, including Leonardo and was completed in the 19th century. Date: 1930s

Herring Harvest, Yarmouth
Yarmouth - The Herring Harvest. The largest herring port in the country in 1921, with Scottish girls working at the fisheries in the autumn Date: 1921

Dornier Do. X
Seen here on a test flight, the 150-passenger DO.X is the largest aircraft in the world, but as with most grandiose projects, it proves a colossal failure - only 3 are built. Date: July 1929

HANNIBAL OVER LONDON
A Handley Page Hannibal of Imperial Airways makes its first passenger flight over central London : it is the largest air liner in the world at this time Date: 1931

Poster, A Griffiths, jeweller, Cradley Heath
Poster, A Griffiths, jeweller, Five Ways, Cradley Heath - for the best wedding rings, largest selection in the district. Date: circa 1920s

Matthias William Baldwin (1795 - 1866) American industrialist. Founded the worlds largest locomotive factory in Philadelphia. Date: circa 1840

Ali Barbouchi Bazaar, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa
Ali Barbouchi, owner of the largest Bazaar in the Souk, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Bolide meteorite with lance-like antenna
Bolide with lance-like antenna which exploded like a sunburst, the largest fragment ontinuing on its original trajectory Date: 11 November 1869

Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City in Singapore
The Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City in Singapore, Republic of Singapore, it is the worlds largest fountain Date: 2014

New Wood Mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
The New Wood Mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. At the time it was claimed to be the largest worsted mill in the world, with over five thousand employees. Date: circa 1905

Memorial Organ, New City Hall, Portland, Maine, USA
Herman Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, New City Hall, Portland, Maine, USA, the gift of Cyrus H K Curtis, built in 1909, dedicated in 1912

Lake Maggiore, Lago Verbano, Italy, Switzerland
Located on the south side of the Alps, the lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino

Aberlour Orphanage, Charlestown of Aberlour, Morayshire
A view of the Aberlour Orphanage and chapel, Charlestown of Aberlour, Morayshire. It was one of Scotlands largest childrens homes. Date: circa 1907

South Africa - The Largest Diamond, Kimberley
The Largest Diamond, Kimberley, near Bloemfontein, Frances Baard, Northern Cape, South Africa. Date: 1900s

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