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Giant Octopus & US DiverA huge octopus nearly succeeds in overcoming American diver Martin Lund, but is eventually beaten off
Stamford / Lincs 1950SA huge sign spanning the street advertises the George Hotel, in the historic town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1950s
The Tabby Toboggan Club / Louis WainA huge number of tabby cats go mad sledging in the winter snow
Gipsies and Caravan / 30SGypsies stand outside their caravans in a corner of the huge gypsy camp near Grantham, Lincolnshire
Dumbarton Castle 1880SView of the Castle at Dumbarton
Map / Europe / Germany 1871Imperial Germany after the Franco- Prussian War, showing Alsace and Lorraine as part of the country, not to mention huge chunks of Poland in East Prussia
Stamford / Lincs 1950SA huge sign spanning the street advertises the George Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire. There is hardly any traffic, despite signs for both the a and the RAC
Piccadilly Circus 1956Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others
Construction of the Statue of Liberty, ParisConstruction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, before shipping to New York. 1885
Largest Gasometer in the World - East Greenwich, London - built in 1888. Situated on the Greenwich peninsula, close to the site of the O2 Arena
The ocean liner Normandie by G. H. DavisThe new giant French ocean liner which made a record Atlantic crossing in four days, three hours: the " Normandie" - a diagrammatic drawing of her interior construction by G. H
Hampstead Heath 1939Two women walking together up Sandy Lane, an avenue of huge trees leading to Spaniards Lane, Hampstead Heath, north London, England, during winter snow. Date: January 1939
Chef Strirring ItA chef stirring a large bowl with a huge spatula. Date: early 1930s
Carlyon Bay 1970SThe long, unspoilt beach at Carlyon Bay, Cornwall, England, now the site of a huge controversial development of luxury beachside apartments and houses
Electric ChainsawTwo men, possibly the foreman and an assistant, using an electric Damarm Chain Saw to saw up a huge tree trunk. Date: 1930s
Market Reports - English Country Squire carves the beefMarket Reports illustrated (Postcard series): MEAT: " English beef was in fine condition." This report on English beef (as a commodity traded on the Stock Exchange)
Opening of Whiteleys department store, 1911Two pictures reporting on the opening of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, West London in at the end of November 1911
Cotton weaving shed, Preston, LancashireA huge cotton weaving shed at the works of Messrs Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd of Preston, Lancashire, with people at work
R. M. S. Queen Mary and R. M. S. Queen Elizabeth, off CowesPhotograph of the two huge liners Queen Mary, in the foreground, and Queen Elizabeth, at top right. The Queen Elizabeth was setting off on her regular service between Southampton and New York
Female LumberjacksTwo young women, female lumberjacks, chopping wood with huge axes on a college farm in Finchley, north London, England
Champion Beer DrinkerA German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!
Money / Stones / Yap 1885Two chiefs of Yap Island, western Caroline (Pacific) Islands with three huge perforated stones which were used as currency
The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s
Champion Lady Steer RoperLucille Mulhall - the Champion Lady Steer Roper of the World at the Winnipeg Stampede of 1913. She only took 33 4/5 seconds to rope this unfortunate bull!
UFOS / SIBERIAN FIREBALLCrew of the British steamer Siberian, off Cape Race, Newfoundland, see a huge ball of fire rise from the sea, move against the wind, then move away after 5 minutes
Drummer Boy / GrenadierDrummer boy of the Grenadier Guards
Marathon 1927Huge crowds turn out to watch the 26-mile Marathon through the streets of Liverpool
Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship displayMale Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment
Britains Brabazon I passenger aircraft by G. H. DavisA Leviathan of the skies: Britains Brabazon I airliner, designed to carry 72 long-distance passengers. A mammoth aerial express able to cover the England-Australia route in 48 hours
Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant
Leek Show winnersTwo prize winners at a Leek Show displaying their impressive vegetables alongside a couple of equally impressive mantel clocks, presumably their prizes
WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadronWW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery
Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St PetersburgView of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782
Largest ear of corn grown in CanadaHumorous card depicting the Largest ear of corn grown in Canada !! 1910
Blowing an Alpenhorn, SwitzerlandA Swiss alphorn (alpenhorn, alpine horn or labrophone) player. The instrument consists of a natural wooden horn with a cup-shaped mouthpiece is used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland
Royal Wedding 1871 - wedding cakeA magnificent royal wedding cake for the wedding of Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorne in 1871, made by Queen Victorias chief confectioner at Windsor Castle
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Carpet Factory (Usak)Armenian or Greek women at work at a carpet factory at Usak, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. They sit on the carpet they are slowly producing
Giant Machnow at Taylors Depository, Pimlico, London. Feodor Machnow, (Fyodor Makhnov) was born in 1878 at the village of Kostyuks in the Ukraine
Piccadilly Circus 1950SPiccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others
Crop Circle Alton BarnesAlton Barnes, Wiltshire : a small girl runs across the largest circle in the formation, demonstrating its huge size
Huge Old Oak Tree C1912Major Oak: a huge oak tree believed to be 1500 years old, with a 35 foot girth and 64 foot base
Cunard Liner RMS Aquitania arriving into New York, USACunard Line Ocean Liner RMS Aquitania arriving into New York, USA. Launched on 21st April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30th May 1914
Niagara Falls Date: 1950
Chicago Worlds Fair - Meiers Wonderful Clock on show in the German Black Forest Village. Height - 14ft, width 7ft - weight 2500lbs
Newfoundland & Labrador - Battle Isle - under the Salt StoreNewfoundland & Labrador, Canada - Battle Isle - under the Salt Store in Battle Harbour. Young Victor Crowley and two massive cod. The larger fish measured 5ft 5" and weighed 60lbs. Date: 1901
Iran / Tomb of CyrusThe tomb is situated south of Pasargad, placed on top of a six-stage platform, surrounded by staircases. The ceiling is covered with five huge limestone roof stones. Date: 1853
Battle of PollilurThe Battle of Pollilur waged between Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore and Col. William Baille of the East India Company. The full width view of the huge battle scene. Date: 10 September 1780
Zanzibar - Tanzania - Large Ivory Tusks Date: circa 1910s
Stripping Oak BarkFour working class men in flat caps work as a team, stripping bark off a huge oak tree, which has been felled for tanning
Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, IndiaThe Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India. The Malik-i-Maidan (Master of the Battlefield), also called Burj-E-Sherz
Lorry in a JamA huge tank on the trailer of a truck. Date: 1970s
Pitch Lake - La Brea, TrinidadThe huge Pitch Lake at La Brea, Trinidad - source for the pitch used in road-covering ashphalt. The asphalt from the Lake is of economic value to Trinidad and Tobago
Scoppio del Carro - Florence, ItalyFlorence - Scoppio del Carro. In Florence (Tuscany, Italy), Easter is celebrated with the Scoppio del Carro, explosion of the cart
Smithfield Market 1843A scene in Smithfield Market with traders examining and discussing huge cattle
Can-Can DancerA solo dancer in a huge white hat displays a lot of frilly undergarments as she dances
Trojan HorseAfter the death of Hector the Greeks made a huge wooden horse. The Trojans dragged it into Troy, but it was full of Greek soldiers who sacked Troy
PhororhacosA huge bird-like creature from Patagonia, Miocene period
Mazawattee AdvertA small native boy holds a huge packet of MAZAWATTEE, delicious tea from Ceylon
Kluski and BirdAt Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird
LUMBERJACKS 1930STwo lumberjacks set about the daunting task of breaking up a huge felled tree with their axes. Date: 1930s
Construction of Blackfriars bridge, LondonBuilders involved in various tasks atop two huge arches under construction. One of the arches clearly shows the scaffolding required to form such a huge structure. Date: August 1764
Fireworks FactoryWomen from Brooks fireworks factory, one of the oldest British fireworks companies, show off a selection of their huge rockets and catherine wheels!
Jesus Catches FishJesus conjures up a huge catch of fish in Peters boat
Anglo-Russian FestivalA Russian sailor watching part of the huge crowd waiting to get on board the Soviet ships during the Portsmouth Festival of Friendship. Date: April 1956
Building a wooden Rollercoaster - Ramsgate SeafrontHuge scaffolding erected for the construction of a wooden rollercoaster on the seafront - part of the Merrie England funfair at Ramsgate, Kent, England
Lner Express LocomotiveThe huge L.N.E.R. locomotive engine 2-8-2 No. 2001, leaving Waverley Street Station, Edinburgh, Scotland, one of the first of this type built for an express service
Big-Screen BroadcastingNews, political broadcasts and public announcements will be made on massive television screens located at strategic points, where huge crowds will be able to see perfectly
Captured German TankA huge German tank captured by the Americans in France, shortly before the Armistice
R101 at Cardington - 2The huge R.101 at its mooring mast at Cardington
Size of Argentavis magnificens compared to a human figureAn approximation of the size of Argentavis magnificens (" magnificent Argentine bird", or more literally " magnificent silver bird")
Comic postcard, Plump woman riding a donkey on the beach Date: 20th century
Ivan Markoff, a Russian cossack giant, early 20th centuryIvan Markoff, who was famous as a Russian cossack giant in the early 20th century. Markoff is seen in London where the caption says he was being fitted for a new suit. He was reputed to be 9ft tall
Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container. Some very fine examples excavated from within the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Date: circa 1920s
Carl Zeiss Jena Concave Mirror Lens - SearchlightsCarl Zeiss Jena Concave Mirror Lens for large electric headlamps (searchlights) which used these 2m wide parabolic reflectors. Date: 1926
Australia - Bullock teams carrying huge Karri logs (Eucalyptus diversicolor) - native to the wetter regions of Southwestern Western Australia. Date: circa 1910
Giant of TrapaniThe skeleton of this huge gentleman was found at Trapani, Sicily, by Boccatio. He measured 400 feet (121m) though this would not be anatomically possible
Comic postcard, Man and seaside landlady Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple getting dressed Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman at seaside with stick of rockComic postcard, Woman at the seaside with a large stick of rock (in English and French) Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump woman and minstrel at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump man riding donkey on beach Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Large woman paddling in the sea Date: 20th century
Moby Dick himself takes shape: The monstrous leviathan, with whom Ahab and the whalers waged a feud to the death, is being constructed in Fishguard Harbour
