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Working Vineyard Date: 1878
Building a Brewery Date: 1941
Christ Overlooking Rio Date: 1938
The Naval Steelworks of Saint-Chamond, Loire, FranceThe Naval Steelworks (with drop hammer forges) of Saint-Chamond, France. The Compagnie des forges et acieries de la marine et dHomecourt (FAMH)
Costume of Dorlis, Muscadin in the fashion of 1796.. Costume of Dorlis, Muscadin in the fashion of 1796. He wears a small bicorn cocked hat, long jacket with huge lapels and cuffs, high-collar shirt
Old Clothes Exchange, Phils Buildings, Houndsditch 1882The court of Phils buildings was found directly opposite St Mary Axe. A barrier was placed across steps leading up to the court, as there was an admission fee of one penny
A HUGE SAFEA banker with a bunch of keys puts a tin of jewellery among safety deposit boxes, accounts books and other precious items, into a huge safe with an intricate door mechanism. Date: 1930s
AUSSIE SURFERS 1960SAustralian surfers riding big breakers on huge surfboards and surf canoes, enjoying an exciting ride and an exhilarating pounding by the waves. Date: 1960s
DERBY FINISH 1850sA huge crowd cheers and waves the Derby winner past the winning post. Date: 1870
FRANKISH WARRIORA Frankish warrior, in fifth century France, armed with a spiked spear, a huge sword, a dagger and a heavy buckler Date: 5th century
FLEMISH MONK COPYINGA Flemish monk at work on a huge document Date: 15th century
CATS AND BOY (GRIMM)A boy fearlessly encounters two giant black cats on his journey to discover the meaning of fear Date: circa 1905
REPTILES / TURTLES 1598Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species Date: 1598
FOLKLORE / GRANDBETEThe GRANDBETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic Date: 1851
Giant Russian VaseLarge vase in porcelain and a jasper vase, Imperial Factory, Russia (At Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace) Date: 1851
Sacheverell CardsHenry Sacheverell (1674-1724) was an English high church Anglican clergyman who achieved nationwide fame in 1709 after preaching an incendiary 5 November sermon denouncing the Whig government
Start of the Suez Crisis - Vast crowds in Alexandria listen to Colonel Nassers spwwch after Egypt siezed control of the Suez Canal. Date: 1956
The Silver Jubilee Aldershot Military Tattoo. An annual event dating back to 1894. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo held at the Rushmoor Arena presented displays
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Gertie at NottinghamComic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period - Gertie at Nottingham. Date: circa 1907
Paris, France - Sacre Coeur. Date: 1899
Netherland Plaza Hotel, 5th and Race Street, Cincinnati OhioCarew Tower - Netherland Plaza Hotel, 5th and Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Completed in 1930 - a fine example of Art Deco architecture. The tower is now named after Joseph T
Sizing and Drying Machine, Witton Royal Carpet Factory, Wilton, nr. Salisbury, England. Date: circa 1950s
Fashion for large hats, roller skating and hobble skirtsComic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Also this card encompasses the fashion for Hobble skirts and roller skating! Date: circa 1911
Giant Saman Tree - Queens Park - Port of Spain, Trinidad. Date: 1915
Girl in bright pink dress with ENORMOUS hatGirl in bright pink dress with an ENORMOUS flower-adorned hat and carrying a pink parasol. Date: 1909
Harem Skirt - Enormous HatThe Harem Skirt - The Simple Life - The shade option provided by wearing an all-encompassing hat! Date: 1911
A very jolly group playing with a huge ball on the beachA wonderful photograph of a very jolly group (possibly one large extended family) playing with a huge ball on the beach - note the variety of magnificent beachwear on show!
Fashionable Edwardian Swagger Style - Gentlemans HatFashionable Edwardian Swagger Style - Gent wearing an all-enveloping hat - a mild satire on the penchant for women (and men) to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: 1909
A sandstorm in the Sudanese desert - an immense cloud of sand rises up over the Fort and British Barracks, Khartoum, Sudan. Date: circa 1920s
Jewish Womans Pantaloons - on washing line - TunisiaJewish Ladys Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia. Their magnificence quite clearly warrants the personal guard...! Date: circa 1909
NWFP - Caravan on its way to Peshawar from AfghanistanNWFP (North West Frontier Province) - Caravan on its way to Peshawar from Afghanistan in the caravanserai at Landi Kotal. Date: circa 1920s
Queen and Eagle Streets, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This card features an absolutely magnificent telegraph pole with 14 cross-branches!!! Date: circa 1909
WW1 - Small French Child with a huge Unexploded German BombWW1 - Small French Child with a huge Unexploded 100kg German Bomb. Date: 1918
Vancouver, Canada - Cadillac 8 - Big Tree, Stanley Park Date: 1919
The Fat Boy of PeckhamJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham shown in a series of photographs at the time he was appearing at the Royal in Holborn
Enormous cotton tree, Sierra Leone, West AfricaCotton tree with enormous buttresses, historic symbol of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1908
Chieftain of the Roro (Bereina) people of Papua New GuineaAn incredible postcard of a Chieftain of the Roro (Bereina) people of Papua New Guinea wearing a remarkable feathered headdress and holding a traditional drum
American Fat Man - Barney Worth - Freakshow PerformerAmerican Fat Man - Barney Worth - Remarkable socks and slightly distressingly-short shorts. Titania and Barney Worth were billed as The Worlds Fattest Couple when going on show at various Freakshows
Fearsome Warrior of the South African Ndebele Tribe, one of the Nguni tribes - he is wearing a remarkable headdress. Date: circa 1910s
Large Hollow Tree Trunk - Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia. Date: 1914
Black Model 1960SA black model wears the 60s Look : Huge eye-catching bauble earrings, thick black eyeliner and heavy eyeshadow and a short hairstyle wig with full fringe. Date: 1960s
Germany (1848). Fighting in the streets of Frankfurt - the army bring up their artillery to attack a huge barricade erected by the insurgents. By Illustration. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE
European Bison - a huge adult male bull lying down - part of a larger herd living wild in a mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
European Bison - a huge adult male bull - part of a larger herd living wild in a mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
The New Mrs Partington. The new Mrs Partington (of the Anti-suffrage Society) Somehow the tide keeps rising! Depicts Mrs Partington in a futile attempt to hold back the huge tide of support for
German guns made by Krupp, WW1German guns made by Krupp, in use during the First World War. Above: the monster siege gun or howitzer, so heavy that 40 horses are needed to draw it
Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USAThe 25, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings
West African Tuareg Horse WarriorsWest African Tuareg Warriors, in traditional veiled headdresses, all mounted on fine horse and carrying spears and enormous shields