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Building Emp State BuilA dizzy perch 350 yards above street level: A New York workman (Carl Russell) engaged on the worlds tallest bulding (at the time), the Empire State Building
Mother Russia Statue - Battle of StalingradRussia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) - The Battle of Stalingrad Memorial (fought during World War Two between August - January 1942/43)
The Empire State Building, New York, 1945Photograph of the Empire State Building, New York. At 1250 foot high, it was then the tallest skyscraper in the world
Giant Machnow at Taylors Depository, Pimlico, London. Feodor Machnow, (Fyodor Makhnov) was born in 1878 at the village of Kostyuks in the Ukraine
White Star to New YorkPoster for the White Star Line to New York featuring the RMS Olympic (sister ship to the Britannic and Titanic) in New York harbour with the Woolworth Building in the background
Giraffe (Bewick)giraffa camelopardalis The Cameleopard as it is known in Bewicks day is the worlds tallest animal, standing over 5.5m tall. The okapi is a relative
A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & MoralGeorge III, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain Salisbury, inspects a gigantic pig. Salisbury announces That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K[ing]
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
LetourdieThis painting depicts the scene of three happy girls, wearing white dresses and bonnets tied with black ribbon. The tallest girl is carrying a full basket of roses
Shoreham, EnglandAn oil painting of the coastal town of Shoreham, in West Sussex, England, with a cluster of houses, looked upon by the tallest building, a church. Date: circa 1910
Towers at Kampen, HollandThis etching shows some large bell towers, the tallest one being the Nieuwe Toren, (New Tower), located in Oudestraat, in the city of Kampen, Netherlands
The Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, New York, USAThe Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and constructed between 1910 and 1912 - an early skyscraper
The Training College and the then new (1962) CIS Building, which remains the tallest building in Manchester, England. Date: 1960s
The Woolworth Building, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. Date: circa 1913
Eastman Kodak Camera and Film Factory, Rochester, USAEastman Kodak Camera and Film Factory, Rochester, New York State, USA, claiming the tallest chimney in America, at 366 feet high. early 1900s
Hotel Fremont, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1956
The latest and tallest sky-scraper at the time in New York, the Flatiron a triangular 20-story building in Twenty-third Street, Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Date: 1902
The Woolworth Building, New York, USAThe Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and constructed between 1910 and 1912 - an early skyscraper
Qutub Minar, Delhi, IndiaQutub Minar, the worlds tallest brick minaret, Delhi, India. Date: circa 1832
UNABLE TO SEE AT THEATREThe fellow in front of you at the theatre is always the tallest in the room: a short man struggles to catch a glimpse of the stage Date: 1843
Sudan - Dinka PortersPorters of the Dinka people, the major ethnic group of South Sudan - shown here as part of a group transporting the baggage of (seemingly) a group of colonial officials. Date: circa 1910s
Eiffel Tower in comparison to other buildings, 1889A diagram showing how much higher the Eiffel Tower was in comparison to other world-famous tall buildings when it was constructed in 1889. Even the spires of Cologne and Old St
Somme, France - Amiens CathedralSomme, France - The Amiens Cathedral, The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, is the tallest complete cathedral in France and sits overlooking the Amiens River in the Somme region
The Flatiron building at night. Broadway and Fifth Avenue, New York. Built in 1902. Date: 1900s
Stela E in Quirigua, Guatemala, GuatemalaRuins of Quirigua, an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. The monuments at Quirigua include unusually large stelae elaborately carved from single
Battle of Stalingrad MemorialRussia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) - The Battle of Stalingrad Memorial (fought during World War Two between August - January 1942/43)
White Star Line brochureA White Star Line brochure advertising the Olympic and Titanic steamships, comparing their length to some of the tallest buildings in the world
Which is the tallest, by Hilda CowhamTwo small children attempt to measure their height, though it looks as if the little boy is giving himself some artificial help by standing on a book. Date: 1914
Animals at a French Zoo - Giraffe - Giraffe in Paddock. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo.The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal
USA - Grand Geyser Yellowstone Park - Grand Geyser - a fountain geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is the tallest predictable geyser known
Dun Carrier Cock PigeonA full-length portrait of a Dun Carrier Cock. The Dun Carrier Cock is an English fancy breed of pigeon. The large cere above the beak is one of the characteristics
Sydney, Australia - St. Marys CathedralSlide showing a photograph of St. Marys Cathedral, which is is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the seat of the Archbishop of Sydney
Admiring view from second platform of the Eiffel TowerPeople looking at the view through telescopes and binoculars from the second platform of the Eiffel Tower (a height of 380 feet)
Letting loose balloons from the Eiffel TowerA small girl in the arms of her father, lets loose a small balloon with a postcard attached from the third platform of the newly completed Eiffel Tower
Graphic front cover - Visitors to the Eiffel TowerSome rather good portraits by Graphic artist, Paul Renouard, depicting visitors to the Eiffel Tower at the Paris International Exhibition of 1889
Reception on completion of Eiffel TowerVIPS, state and civic dignitaries, along with senior engineers gather for a reception at the top of the completed Eiffel Tower on 31 March 1889. Date: 1889
Colonnade, Qutub Minar, Delhi, IndiaColonnade in the Qutub Minar, Delhi, India. It is next to the tallest minaret in India. Date: circa 1890s
The Woolworth Building, New York. It was built in 1913, and was the tallest building in the world between 1913 and 1930 at 241 meters tall. Date: C. 1913
The Singer Building, New York. It was the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company. It is the tallest building to have been purposefully demolished at 187 meters tall
Twelve young people standing in a line, from the tallest to the smallest, with a large building in the background. Date: 1930
Chicago, USA - Looking North on Michigan Boulevard, showing Michigan Boulevard Bridge and some of the tallest buildings in the city at this period
Isfahan, Iran - The Ali MinaretAli minaret in Isfahan, Iran, close to the Ali mosque. The oldest minaret in Isfahan, dating back to the 11th century. Date: circa 1920s
The tallest and shortest pupils at Badminton Girls SchoolThe tallest and shortest pupils at Badminton School - an Independent Girls school near Bristol. Pictured are Mertyl Webb-Johnson (the shorter) and Mary Feaver (the taller)
Tallest Chimney in France at Roubaix (Nord) - 105m tall Date: circa 1910s
LCC-MFB 75 foot wheeled escape cartThis horse drawn escape cart carried one of the longer versions of the wheeled escape ladder. Until the introduction of the horse drawn turntable ladder
Americas tallest tower, plus some temperament. Illustration shows a shadowy outline of the Woolworth Building. Date 1914 April 25
Turin, Italy - the Mole AntonellianaOriginally built as a synagogue, the Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark of the Italian city of Turin. It is named after the architect who built it, Alessandro Antonelli
A Giant Among DwarfsA giant among dwarfs. Date: early 1930s
New York - The Syndicate Building or Park Row Building. The tallest office building in the world for nine years. Date: circa 1899
General view of Auckland, North Island, New ZealandA general view of the central business district of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, with a boat travelling across the harbour
Mosque Minarets / CairoMinarets of the Muhammed Ali Mosque, the tallest rising to 84 metres
Ben Nevis, ScotlandAt 1343 metres, Ben Nevis in the Grampian range is the tallest peak in the British Isles. In the foreground is the entrance to the Caledonian Canal
New York / Woolworth BldgNew York: the Woolworth Building, at that time the worlds tallest building
