Height Collection (page 8)

Afgican Pygmies
African Pygmies of the Mbuti Tribe from the Ituri Tribe Date: circa 1910s

Spain - Sevilla - Calle Sierpes ( Serpent Street ). In the spring and throughout the summer, awnings are placed at the height of the roof over the street

Wilmington Giants Foot
The right foot of the Wilmington Long Man (or giant), cut in the chalk on the South Downs, England. It is about 230 feet in height. Date: 1930s

Eastbourne Beach
The beach and promenade at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, looking very packed, at the height of the summer season. Date: 1950s

Looking West up Wall Street - New York, USA
The Financial center of the World ! Looking West up Wall Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1930s

New York - The Syndicate Building or Park Row Building. The tallest office building in the world for nine years. Date: circa 1899

Measuring a childs height. Artist: Helen Jackson. Genre image entitled As High as Ones Heart Date: circa 1910

Nanny with five children all in a line
Just a Line - a play on this phrase as meaning both a jotted note to a friend (the postcard) and the image on the card, showing nanny, with a line of five children, in decreasing height order

Morocco - High Jump Competition
French Troops based in Morocco take part in an athletics competition. This card shows the high jump (from a standing start) competition in full flow

John Hassall. The ambuscade (1910)
The Ambuscade -- three schoolboys throw snowballs at another schoolboy from a great height. 1910

View down from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Looking straight down from the top of the Eiffel Tower - not the best position for a photographer with vertigo! Date: circa 1910s

English Archers
English bowmen of the period of Edward IV : their bows - preferably of yew - were not less unbent than a mans height. A skilled bowman could reach 220 yards/metres. Date: 1482

Lake Lucerne with Jesuit church and Pilatus mountain
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Jesuit church in the foreground and the Pilatus mountain in the background (height 2132 metres). Date: circa 1940

Lake Lucerne with the Rigi mountain, Switzerland
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Rigi mountain in the background (height of 1800 metres). Date: circa 1940

Costume / Sem 1901
Depicted in caricature actress Liane de Pougy illustrates the current silhouette with extra height suggested by the plumed picture hat & trained skirt. A white feather boa is also worn Date: 1901

Social / Terrasse Cafe 20C
People at tables on the terrace of a cafe in Paris at the height of the season Date: 1906

Feu Follet (Richard)
The abbe Richard, in a French churchyard, is startled by a huge flame-like feu follet which reaches 3-4 metres in height, probably caused by a decomposing corpse Date: 2 July 1750

Cows on the slopes of the Jungfrau, in the Swiss Alps
View of the Jungfrau, in the Swiss Alps. Its altitude is 4166 metres -- fortunately for the cows, they are slightly lower down the slopes. Date: circa 1956

Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps, at a height of 2300 metres. Wooden planks have been laid down for tourists to walk on. Date: circa 1940

Henrey Farmans biplane attains a height record of 3966 ft

Thatcher, Sidney Chun - thatching a roof at Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), at work thatching a roof at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England - date: 1950s

Thatcher, Sidney Chun, thatching a roof at Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), at work thatching a roof at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England - date: 1950s

Miner cutting coal in a narrow seam, South Wales
A miner undercutting or holing the coal in a narrow seam, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales. A solitary candle provides him with light

K2 Conquered
An Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the Himalayan summit of K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on July 31, 1954

The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier
Captain Scotts expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova

Men from Landes, France on stilts
Stilt walkers from the Landes Departement, France. They used their stilts to traverse difficult and marshy terrain. Mounted on their stilts

Faroe Islands, Denmark
A very dramatic photograph of some tiny rowing boats coming close to the towering cliffs of the Faroe Islands, Denmark

The Royal Train Pilot

St Martins Church Tower, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
View of the Tower of the medieval St Martins Church in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Building began in 1389 and took over 100 years -- the tower alone took 55 years to build

Interior, St Martins Church, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Gothic interior of the medieval St Martins Church in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Building began in 1389 and took over 100 years -- the tower alone took 55 years to build

Customs official tests imported wine
A customs official tests wine from an imported barrel of wine. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Indian child gymnast atop a long pole
A tiny Indian child Gymnast rather precariously held aloft by a long pole!

Customs Official checks the volume of wine in a barrel
A customs Official checks the level of wine in an imported barrel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars

A German telescopic field-periscope
A photograph of a German army field-periscope captured by the French army in 1916. The device, whose telescopic tube could be extended up to twenty-five meters in height

Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Illustration showing a female passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamship Moselle, relaxing on her deckchair with a book, 1888

Hydrogen Balloon, National Antarctic Expedition, 1902
Photograph showing the use of an hydrogen balloon during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4, Antarctic, 4th February 1902

America, Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a co
San Franciscos commerce was growing by the day in 1850, as gold fever reached its height. Four rivers produced gold worth over 30 million dollars in the last 5 months of 1850

PRS Discovery and hydrogen balloon, Antarctic, 1902
Photograph showing members of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 deflating an hydrogen balloon, with the Polar Research Ship Discovery in the background, Antarctic, 4th February 1902

America, Steel bell casting. Great steel bell to be used as
The bell was the largest casting in steel up until that time. The bell weighed 2tons 12 cwt or 5, 824 lb, height 5 feet 3 inches, diameter at the mouth 6 feet 2 inches

The Great Dee viaduct in the Vale of Llangollen
The Great Dee Viaduct on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The viaduct crosses the river Dee in the Vale of Llangollen. The impressive viaduct consists of 19 semicircular arches of 60 feet span

Tourists at Rome
Sightseers in the Forum, Rome, at the height of the tourist season

Don
Charming illustration by John Morgan (1823-1885) first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1885 showing two small children being measured in height by an older sibling

Miss Gabrielle Ray
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing

Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891
Photograph of Professor Carl Myers Air Bicycle being demonstrated at Congress Springs, Saratoga, 1891. The balloon above the rider was filled with hydrogen gas

Nilometer / Cairo
Nilometer, Cairo. Used to measure the height of the Nile at flood. Also the site traditionally believed to be where Miriam discovered Moses

Sultan Hassan Mosque
The minarets of the Sultan Hassan Mosque, one rising to a height of 81.6 metres

Bournemouth Beach 1960S
A very crowded scene on the beach at Bournemouth, Dorset, during the height of the summer season

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