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Working on GallimimusJohn Holmes at the Natural History Museum, London works on the reconstruction of the dinosaur Gallimimus
Titanus giganteus L. titan beetleThe titan is the largest beetle in the world. Measuring between 12 and 20 cms in length, this specimen was 15 cms. They live in the rainforests of French Guiana and Brazil
Architeutis dux, giant squidThis 8.62-metre giant squid (Architeutis dux), called Archie, was caught off the coast of the Falkland Islands in March 2004
Dinornis giganteus, giant moaSpecimen of the extinct bird the giant moa (Dinornis giganteus), the largest bird that ever lived
Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragonSpecimen of a Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard in the world on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth, the worlds grandest, largest, best, amusement institution. The Flying Dillons in a series of most marvelous mid-air feats and startling performances
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The worlds large
The grand new steamboat Pilgrim: the largest in the world: flagship of the Fall River line - running between New York and Boston via New port and Fall River - commander: Capt. Benj. M. Simmons
The Great Union Stock Yards of Chicago. The largest live stock mart in the world. Date c1878 Sep. 7
The great American steamer, General Washington, the largest boat in the world to be built and run on the new National Line, between New York and Albany. Date 1852
Overcrowded home of workers in cotton mill, Olneyville, Prov(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Overcrowded home of workers in cotton mill, Olneyville, Providence. Eight persons live in these three small rooms, three of them are boarders
Orient No. 1, one of the largest coal mines in the world. Franklin County, Illinois (see 26940-D). Date 1939 Jan
In national defense industries are open for skilled workers Workers - register now for industrial defense : Employers - use Michigans largest reservoir of workers
The Selengyin BuryatsThe Buryats or Buriyads - the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia
Fisherman and record troutAn extremely dapper Fisherman (the sender of this card!) with the largest trout ever caught in Dean Clough Reservouir, Great Harwood, Lancashire
Lone Star - Largest Cow in the World - TexasLone Star - The largest Cow in the World (of the cattle breed) - Texas, USA. Lone Star stood 6ft 1 inch tall and can be seen here standing alongside the Chief of Police in Rome, Georgia
Galati, Romania - RooftopsThe caption of this card rather romantically translates as " perspective on the valley slopes" - but appears to me to be a rather standard view looking out over the rooftops of Galati
Marshall FieldThe worlds largest department store occupies an entire block in central Chicago - 45 acres (18+ hectares) of floor space, employing about 10000 staff. Date: 1916
Morris 25 SaloonThe largest of the Morris range of popular family saloons. Date: 1936
Siegel Department StoreThe Siegel, Cooper store on State and Van Buren streets, Chicago, is one of the worlds largest - accommodating 10000+ customers an hour and employing 2500 staff. Date: 1916
West Acre Priory gateway, Norfolk, England, the largest remaining fragment of this once great religious building, dating from 1198. Date: 12th century
Stoneleigh Abbey is the largest house in Warwickshire, England. The impressive facade of the West Wing dates from 1726 and was designed by Francis Smith of Warwick. Date: 18th century
Chicago Railway StationThe new Chicago and Northwestern railway station, the second largest in the USA, able to handle a quarter million passengers a day on 16 railroad tracks. Date: 1916
Chicago Department StoreRothschild & Cos department store on State Street, Chicago, is one of the worlds largest : it was completed in 1912. Date: 1916
Russian Department StoreInside G.U.M. department store, the largest in Moscow, Russia. It was built by Alexander Pomerantsev and boasts an elegant steel framed glass roof. Date: built 1890 - 1893
Arran Standing StoneA young woman looks at one of the largest ancient standing stones, near Dougrie, Isle of Arran, Scotland. The island has many such ancient stones. Date: BC
Grosvenor Bridge, spanning the River Dee, at Chester, Cheshire, England. It was opened by Princess Victoria was then the worlds largest single arch stone bridge. Date: opened 1832
Very Large BookCurators at the British Museum Library, London, holding up the largest book in the collection. It was presented to Charles II by the Merchants of Amsterdam in 1660 Date: 1933
Oldest British FontThe ancient font of Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is probably the oldest and largest font in Britain. It was probably a Pagan altar, adapted to Chritianity. Date: 1950s
Llandilo Bridge, the largest single-span bridge in Wales, over the River Towy, Carmarthenshire. Date: 19th century
Ceausescus PalaceCEAUSESCUs PALACE. Built 1984-9 it is the 2nd largest building on earth. It extends for several stories below ground & includes a nuclear bunker. Date: 1998
Persia LaunchedSteamship launched at the Robert Napier & Sons shipyard at Govan, Glasgow. At the time she is the largest steamship afloat and wins the Blue Riband in 1856. Date: 3 July 1855
Morris / Duck / Goosander(Mergus merganser) The largest of the British saw-bills. Date: 1851
HOOD SINKS (ART)HMS Hood, the worlds largest battleship, is sunk by the Bismarck, from whose decks this eye-witness painting was made Date: 24 May 1941
Mexico / TeotihuacanThe PYRAMID OF THE SUN of TEOTIHUACAN, the largest stone pyramid of the Precolumbian period, built in 150 BC. The site shows remains of Zapotec, Mixtec and Maya origins. Date: 1982
Rosa Gigantea, the largest species of the Rosaceae family, with white, creamy or yellow flowers. Seen here is a close-up of two white flowers
Temple of Heaven, Beijing, ChinaThe Tiantan Temple (Temple of Heaven), Beijing, Chinas largest temple. Construction began in 1420, with extensive renovations during the 18th and 19th centuries
Water Buck in Kruger National Park, South AfricaA Water Buck in Timbavati, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 5000 waterbuck, as well as many other wild animals
Water Buffalo in Kruger National Park, South AfricaWater Buffalo in Satara, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 27, 000 buffalo, as well as many other wild animals
Spotted Hyena in Kruger National Park, South AfricaA Spotted Hyena in Letaba, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 2000 spotted hyenas, as well as many other wild animals
Visitors to an active volcano - Higo, JapanVisitors to an active volcano - Mount Aso - in Japan. It is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu
Smichov - Czech Republic. The Ringhoffer factory (visible in the top right-hand corner of this card), founded in 1852 by railway magnate Baron Franz Ringhoffer (1817-1873)
Granite quarry, Aswan, EgyptGranite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates
Operating a wool-winding machineA woman operating and checking a huge wool winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was one of the largest manufacturers of knitting yarn in the UK between
Pancake Day at Westminster SchoolPancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) at Westminster School -- the pancake is tossed, and the boys compete to get the largest portion, the winner receiving a guinea
Constantinople - RMS CarinthiaRMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925
The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, Cairo, EgyptThe Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area