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Stamford / Lincs 1950S
A huge sign spanning the street advertises the George Hotel, in the historic town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1950s

Gipsies and Caravan / 30S
Gypsies stand outside their caravans in a corner of the huge gypsy camp near Grantham, Lincolnshire

The Tabby Toboggan Club / Louis Wain
A huge number of tabby cats go mad sledging in the winter snow

Construction of the Statue of Liberty, Paris
Construction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, before shipping to New York. 1885

Dumbarton Castle 1880S
View of the Castle at Dumbarton

Map / Europe / Germany 1871
Imperial 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 1950S
A 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 1956
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

The ocean liner Normandie by G. H. Davis
The 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 1939
Two 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 It
A chef stirring a large bowl with a huge spatula. Date: early 1930s

Opening of Whiteleys department store, 1911
Two pictures reporting on the opening of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, West London in at the end of November 1911

Carlyon Bay 1970S
The long, unspoilt beach at Carlyon Bay, Cornwall, England, now the site of a huge controversial development of luxury beachside apartments and houses

Giant Octopus & US Diver
A huge octopus nearly succeeds in overcoming American diver Martin Lund, but is eventually beaten off

Electric Chainsaw
Two 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 beef
Market Reports illustrated (Postcard series): MEAT: " English beef was in fine condition." This report on English beef (as a commodity traded on the Stock Exchange)

Cotton weaving shed, Preston, Lancashire
A 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 Cowes
Photograph 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 Lumberjacks
Two young women, female lumberjacks, chopping wood with huge axes on a college farm in Finchley, north London, England

Drummer Boy / Grenadier
Drummer boy of the Grenadier Guards

Champion Beer Drinker
A German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!

Money / Stones / Yap 1885
Two 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, Canada
The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Champion Lady Steer Roper
Lucille 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 FIREBALL
Crew 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

Marathon 1927
Huge crowds turn out to watch the 26-mile Marathon through the streets of Liverpool

Britains Brabazon I passenger aircraft by G. H. Davis
A 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 winners
Two 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 squadron
WW1 - 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

Largest ear of corn grown in Canada
Humorous card depicting the Largest ear of corn grown in Canada !! 1910

Largest Gasometer in the World - East Greenwich, London - built in 1888. Situated on the Greenwich peninsula, close to the site of the O2 Arena

Blowing an Alpenhorn, Switzerland
A 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 cake
A 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

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 1950S
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Crop Circle Alton Barnes
Alton Barnes, Wiltshire : a small girl runs across the largest circle in the formation, demonstrating its huge size

Huge Old Oak Tree C1912
Major 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, USA
Cunard 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

Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship display
Male Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment

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 Store
Newfoundland & 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 Cyrus
The 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 Pollilur
The 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

Lorry in a Jam
A huge tank on the trailer of a truck. Date: 1970s

Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India
The Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India. The Malik-i-Maidan (Master of the Battlefield), also called Burj-E-Sherz

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