Tall Collection (page 3)

Giant of Trapani
The skeleton of this huge gentleman was found at Trapani, Sicily, by Boccatio. He measured 400 feet (121m) though this would not be anatomically possible

Iron hat of King Charles I, worn during the English Civil War (1642-1646), said to be at Warwick Castle. Date: 17th century

Corporal John Shaw of the 2nd Life Guards fighting French cuirassiers at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. A large man, he was an obvious target for the enemy

Patrick Cotter O Brien, the Bristol Giant, height 8 feet 7 inches, who died in 1806 at the age of 46 Date: circa 1806

Comic postcard, Scotsmen wearing wrong kilts after going for a swim Date: 20th century

Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, England - Nave - In 1338 the mason William Joy employed an unorthodox solution by inserting low arches topped by inverted arches of similar dimensions

The Welsh Guards leaving Buckingham Palace, London
circa 1910s

Woman of Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, 19th century. She wears a tall hat trimmed with lace and decorated with ribbons, a white fichu tucked into a lowcut bodice and skirt in the same fabric

The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist. The Native Americans wear feather headdresses and fur cloaks

Advert, W & G Buszard, Wedding Cakes
Advert for W & G Buszard, Oxford Street, London, makers of Wedding Cakes. 1897

Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa
Habr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Riddarholm Place, Stockholm, Sweden, showing Senate House and Statue of Gustavus Vasa. 1819

The Chanin Building, New York City, USA
The Chanin Building (also known as 122 East 42nd Street), New York City, USA. The building is named for Irwin S. Chanin, its developer - designed by Sloan & Robertson in the Art Deco style

Broadway, Downtown and the Entrance to the Harbour, New York
View from the top of the Woolworth Building, Manhattan, New York, USA - Broadway, Downtown and the Entrance to the Harbour. circa 1910s

The Wonders of the World - some of the principal architectural gems of the world in 1913, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, The Washington Monument

Anzeiger-Hochhaus in Hannover, Germany with rooftop Planetarium. Designed by Fritz Hoeger, and built from 1927 to 1928 near the Stone Gate Square

Iron & Steel Co, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Blast furnaces and open hearth, Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Sydney Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905

Etretat, France - L Aiguille ( The Needle )
Etretat, Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of France - L Aiguille ( The Needle ) Date: circa 1907

Archetype - Personification of Wales - Traditional Costume
Archetype - Personification of Wales - Full Traditional Costume. The Prince of Waless feathers is the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales. The leek is another popular Welsh symbol. Date: 1903

Singer Building, New York, USA - compared to other Buildings
Promotional card for Singer Sewing Machines, featuring a view of the Singer Building, New York, USA - compared (in height) to other tall Buildings in the UK: Nelsons Column, Dublin

Impressive Tall Cactus Grove and pot seller - Mexico
Impressive Tall Mexican Fence Post Cactus Grove (Pachycereus Marginatus) and a pot seller (carrying his wares on his back) - Mexico. Date: 1910s

Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, Sudan
The Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, Sudan. The Sirdar was the Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military forces. Date: 1910s

Christmas Scene - A winter scene at night-time illustrating busy people preparing for Christmas, and a tall building in the background. Date: 1925

Baden-Baden, Anton Flettner's rotor-driven steamship

Ashdown Forest, Nutley, Sussex Date: circa 1910

Church Steps, Old Town, Minehead, Somerset - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Promenade, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Moot Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

City Cross, Winchester, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Thatched cottages at Thurlestone, South Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Saxon Cottage, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex
Saxon Cottage with thatched roof, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Salisbury Cathedral, from the river, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Salisbury Cathedral, viewed from the river, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

West Front, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Luccombe, near Allerford, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Bridge at Allerford, near Porlock, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Lych Gate viewed from churchyard, Penshurst, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Picturesque scene at Penshurst, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

The Museum, Maidstone, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Anglo-Saxon window, St Mary's Church, in the village of Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire Date: 1930s

Magnificent doors of the Tower at Hampton Court, Leominster
Standing outside the magnificent wooden doors of the Tower at Hampton Court (Hampton Court Castle), Leominster, Herefordshire. L-R Mme de Cramer, Blanche Marion Talbot Rice, E de Cramer. Date: 1932

Poster, Samuel Cody, bust image with War Kite
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: S. F. Cody?s Famous War Kite. Chromolithograph poster with handsome lifesize bust image of Cody dressed in a crisp, white military uniform

The Nunnery, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset. A terrace of three houses, three storeys tall, built of stone with a slate roof

Trylon and Perisphere, Theme Center, New York World's Fair, USA Date: 1939

Fort Groton Monument, Groton, Connecticut, USA Date: circa 1920

Harold Redpath
Caricature of Harold Redpath by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

George
Caricature of George by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

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