![Wellingtonia or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Bucholz) towering above surrounding forest and person at…]()
Wellingtonia or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Bucholz) towering above surrounding forest and person at…![Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): entire flowering plant with floating leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c.…]()
Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): entire flowering plant with floating leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c.…![Machnow : the Russian giant : the tallest man on Earth : Height, 9ft 2 1/2 inches. Weight, 360 lbs. Age, 28.]()
Machnow : the Russian giant : the tallest man on Earth : Height, 9ft 2 1/2 inches. Weight, 360 lbs. Age, 28.![Young Boy Reading a Scroll Held by an Old Man (1829) by Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Naone, Naoo, Yoshio, Shiragi, Tsukio and…]()
Young Boy Reading a Scroll Held by an Old Man (1829) by Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Naone, Naoo, Yoshio, Shiragi, Tsukio and…![A galled tree (Mimosa cinerea), a Jamaica pepper tree (Pimenta dioica) and a Turkey rhubarb plant (Rheum palmatum). Coloured…]()
A galled tree (Mimosa cinerea), a Jamaica pepper tree (Pimenta dioica) and a Turkey rhubarb plant (Rheum palmatum). Coloured…![Cranial deformation: two skulls of Salish people. Photograph by G.S. Boice.]()
Cranial deformation: two skulls of Salish people. Photograph by G.S. Boice.![A three headed monster in an alchemical flask, representing the composition of the alchemical philosopher's stone: salt…]()
A three headed monster in an alchemical flask, representing the composition of the alchemical philosopher's stone: salt…![Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis…]()
Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis…![Dasaratha being asked in court to banish Rama by Kaikeyi and her humpbacked female slave Manthara. Chromolithograph.]()
Dasaratha being asked in court to banish Rama by Kaikeyi and her humpbacked female slave Manthara. Chromolithograph.![Doctor analyzing kidney scan]()
Doctor analyzing kidney scan![A skeleton of a child born with two backbones and two heads. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G.…]()
A skeleton of a child born with two backbones and two heads. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G.…![Doctor analyzing brain scan images]()
Doctor analyzing brain scan images![[Leaflet advertising bearded lady, Mlle. Melaque from Constantinople, appearing at the Champ de Foire (Paris)].]()
[Leaflet advertising bearded lady, Mlle. Melaque from Constantinople, appearing at the Champ de Foire (Paris)].![The hirsute Kostroma people from the primeval forests of central Russia : the first of their kind ever seen in England.]()
The hirsute Kostroma people from the primeval forests of central Russia : the first of their kind ever seen in England.![Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, in a games room. Coloured engraving.]()
Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, in a games room. Coloured engraving.![A large, exotic, tropical plant (Aguiaria excelsa): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour.]()
A large, exotic, tropical plant (Aguiaria excelsa): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour.![Brain scan analysis by radiologist]()
Brain scan analysis by radiologist![[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall…]()
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall…![For twelve nights only, commencing Monday, Feb. 23, 1874 : South London Palace, London Road / proprietors, Speedy & Poole.]()
For twelve nights only, commencing Monday, Feb. 23, 1874 : South London Palace, London Road / proprietors, Speedy & Poole.![Doctor analyzing brain scan images]()
Doctor analyzing brain scan images![Racial types and people with physical abnormalities exhibited at S. Watson's American Museum of Living Curiosities. Colour…]()
Racial types and people with physical abnormalities exhibited at S. Watson's American Museum of Living Curiosities. Colour…![Important notice : one fact is worth twenty arguments, and a fact is that the most pleasing and remarkable exhibition in the…]()
Important notice : one fact is worth twenty arguments, and a fact is that the most pleasing and remarkable exhibition in the…![The wonderful two-headed nightingale : "the eighth wonder of the world" / St. James's Great Hall.]()
The wonderful two-headed nightingale : "the eighth wonder of the world" / St. James's Great Hall.![A skeleton of a new born child with deformed hips who died of asphyxia in birth. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a…]()
A skeleton of a new born child with deformed hips who died of asphyxia in birth. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a…![The wonderful two-headed nightingale : "the eighth wonder of the world" / Horns Assembly Rooms, Kennington.]()
The wonderful two-headed nightingale : "the eighth wonder of the world" / Horns Assembly Rooms, Kennington.![Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) with many spreading aerial roots. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.]()
Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) with many spreading aerial roots. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.![Hands showing diabates balloons word]()
Hands showing diabates balloons word![Outline of a tall tree, dwarfing figure at its base. Pencil drawing.]()
Outline of a tall tree, dwarfing figure at its base. Pencil drawing.![Hands showing diabates balloons word]()
Hands showing diabates balloons word![Herr Winkelmeier the tallest man in the world will appear every evening at 10.45 ... / London Pavilion, Piccadilly.]()
Herr Winkelmeier the tallest man in the world will appear every evening at 10.45 ... / London Pavilion, Piccadilly.![Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger.…]()
Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger.…![Hands showing diabates balloons word]()
Hands showing diabates balloons word![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Title: The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiologyIdentifier: cyclopdiaofana01todd (find matches)Year: 1836 (1830s)Authors:…]()
Title: The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiologyIdentifier: cyclopdiaofana01todd (find matches)Year: 1836 (1830s)Authors:…![Hands showing diabates balloons word]()
Hands showing diabates balloons word![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Californian redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl.): group of trees in the Mariposa Grove, California. Colour…]()
Californian redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl.): group of trees in the Mariposa Grove, California. Colour…![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![[Leaflet advertising an appearance of a real mermaid and merman (caught off Terra del Fuego). Location not disclosed but…]()
[Leaflet advertising an appearance of a real mermaid and merman (caught off Terra del Fuego). Location not disclosed but…![Group of Multiethnic Hands Holding Disability]()
Group of Multiethnic Hands Holding Disability![For three nights only. Tuesday, thursday and Saturday, August 11th, 13th, & 15th, 1846 : The manager has the gratification…]()
For three nights only. Tuesday, thursday and Saturday, August 11th, 13th, & 15th, 1846 : The manager has the gratification…![Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an opening flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch…]()
Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an opening flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch…![Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an expanded flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch…]()
Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an expanded flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch…![Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins, in evening dress. Colour wood engraving by H.S. Miller.]()
Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins, in evening dress. Colour wood engraving by H.S. Miller.![Be different cool girl creative illustration]()
Be different cool girl creative illustration![Important notice : one fact is worth twenty arguments, and a fact is that the most pleasing and remarkable exhibition in the…]()
Important notice : one fact is worth twenty arguments, and a fact is that the most pleasing and remarkable exhibition in the…![Important notice ! : Everybody should see our girls : to be seen only at Elliss's Exhibition which will visit this town…]()
Important notice ! : Everybody should see our girls : to be seen only at Elliss's Exhibition which will visit this town…![The wonderful two-headed nightingale : the eighth wonder of the world / Sanger's Royal Amphitheatre.]()
The wonderful two-headed nightingale : the eighth wonder of the world / Sanger's Royal Amphitheatre.![A group of deformed men force one of their number to vomit in a bowl. Coloured lithograph by F-S. Delpech after L. Boilly…]()
A group of deformed men force one of their number to vomit in a bowl. Coloured lithograph by F-S. Delpech after L. Boilly…!["Krao", the "missing link" : a living proof of Darwin's theory of the descent of man : special lectures, 2.30, 5.30 &…]()
"Krao", the "missing link" : a living proof of Darwin's theory of the descent of man : special lectures, 2.30, 5.30 &…![Orang-outang, sive homo sylvestris: or, the anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man. To which…]()
Orang-outang, sive homo sylvestris: or, the anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man. To which…![Unequalled novelty from Westminster Hall, London, will arrive in this town on the of this month : The public of this town…]()
Unequalled novelty from Westminster Hall, London, will arrive in this town on the of this month : The public of this town…![Another surprise for London! : Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the Great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowned German…]()
Another surprise for London! : Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the Great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowned German…![Now exhibiting : at the Cosmorama Rooms, No. 290, Regent Street : The Marquis of Liliput! Don Francisco Hidalgo 42 years old…]()
Now exhibiting : at the Cosmorama Rooms, No. 290, Regent Street : The Marquis of Liliput! Don Francisco Hidalgo 42 years old…![Hélène and Judith, siamese twins, known as the Hungarian sisters. Etching by B. Cole.]()
Hélène and Judith, siamese twins, known as the Hungarian sisters. Etching by B. Cole.![Mr. G. H. MacDermott's ninth annual benefit, Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 1882 : An entirely new and original burlesque sketch…]()
Mr. G. H. MacDermott's ninth annual benefit, Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 1882 : An entirely new and original burlesque sketch…![The hirsute Kostroma people from the primeval forests of central Russia : the first of their kind ever seen in England.]()
The hirsute Kostroma people from the primeval forests of central Russia : the first of their kind ever seen in England.![[Leaflet advertising appearances by A CHILD with two faces, four eyes, two mouths, two noses, two ears, and two chins born…]()
[Leaflet advertising appearances by A CHILD with two faces, four eyes, two mouths, two noses, two ears, and two chins born…![Facts! Amazing facts! : Never exhibited in England, Mademoiselle Lefort, a first rate phenomen ...]()
Facts! Amazing facts! : Never exhibited in England, Mademoiselle Lefort, a first rate phenomen ...![[Newspaper clipping showing the skeletons of Mademoiselle Crachani, a Sicilian dwarf and Patrick O'Brien, the Irish Giant on…]()
[Newspaper clipping showing the skeletons of Mademoiselle Crachani, a Sicilian dwarf and Patrick O'Brien, the Irish Giant on…![The Royal American Midgets at the Piccadilly Hall : afternoon 2 till 5, evening 7 till 9.]()
The Royal American Midgets at the Piccadilly Hall : afternoon 2 till 5, evening 7 till 9.![Minnie Warren's quadrille (sister of Mrs. Tom Thumb) / by Stephen Glover. Performed daily at Commodore Nutt's grand levée.]()
Minnie Warren's quadrille (sister of Mrs. Tom Thumb) / by Stephen Glover. Performed daily at Commodore Nutt's grand levée.![For twelve nights only, commencing Monday, Feb. 23, 1874 : South London Palace, London Road / proprietors, Speedy & Poole.]()
For twelve nights only, commencing Monday, Feb. 23, 1874 : South London Palace, London Road / proprietors, Speedy & Poole.![Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis…]()
Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis…![Monday, October 8th, 1883 : special engagement of Captain Ureck, the Hungarian giant : the tallest man in the world / Raglan…]()
Monday, October 8th, 1883 : special engagement of Captain Ureck, the Hungarian giant : the tallest man in the world / Raglan…![Multiple pregnancy, abnormalities of the foetal head, and contracted pelvis in childbirth. Lithograph after W. F. Victor…]()
Multiple pregnancy, abnormalities of the foetal head, and contracted pelvis in childbirth. Lithograph after W. F. Victor…![Extraordinary attraction! : commencing Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17th 1885 engagement of the greatest living curiosity the…]()
Extraordinary attraction! : commencing Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17th 1885 engagement of the greatest living curiosity the…![Barry's living wonders will exhibit here : no.1 & 2 Burnett's Road, near the Agricultural Hall, during the Cattle Show next…]()
Barry's living wonders will exhibit here : no.1 & 2 Burnett's Road, near the Agricultural Hall, during the Cattle Show next…![Conjoint twins, known as the African Twins. Wood engraving.]()
Conjoint twins, known as the African Twins. Wood engraving.![Frank Uffner's marvellous midgets : the only midgets, the world's wonders! : Piccadilly Hall, opposite St. James's Church…]()
Frank Uffner's marvellous midgets : the only midgets, the world's wonders! : Piccadilly Hall, opposite St. James's Church…![An elderly wretched man with a deformed hand, sitting on a table accidentally pouring a drink over himself. Coloured stipple…]()
An elderly wretched man with a deformed hand, sitting on a table accidentally pouring a drink over himself. Coloured stipple…![Mr. Smith's exhibition : to be seen twihin, the Norfolk Giant 17 years of age, 7 feet 2 inches high, and weighs 20 stone…]()
Mr. Smith's exhibition : to be seen twihin, the Norfolk Giant 17 years of age, 7 feet 2 inches high, and weighs 20 stone…![Abnormal heads and skulls, fractured and bandaged clavicle and a broken leg bandaged in a splint. Engraving by W. Lowry…]()
Abnormal heads and skulls, fractured and bandaged clavicle and a broken leg bandaged in a splint. Engraving by W. Lowry…![Japanese Tommy : the celebrated negro comedian and burlesque prima donna, the most wonderful specimen of black humanity in…]()
Japanese Tommy : the celebrated negro comedian and burlesque prima donna, the most wonderful specimen of black humanity in…![Four men standing by the huge trunk of an Australian mountain ash tree (Eucalyptus species). Wood engraving, c. 1867.]()
Four men standing by the huge trunk of an Australian mountain ash tree (Eucalyptus species). Wood engraving, c. 1867.![A horse with an abnormally coloured coat standing in a paddock with other horses in the background. Etching by J. E.…]()
A horse with an abnormally coloured coat standing in a paddock with other horses in the background. Etching by J. E.…![Ruby Westwood : age 13 yrs., weight 17 st. 4lb : born at Foxton, New Zealand.]()
Ruby Westwood : age 13 yrs., weight 17 st. 4lb : born at Foxton, New Zealand.![S. Watson's Grand American Museum 28, Oxford Street : Living curiosities! From all parts of the world ...]()
S. Watson's Grand American Museum 28, Oxford Street : Living curiosities! From all parts of the world ...![[Undated Victorian handbill (London, 1855) advertising an appearance by Sarah Ann Gallant of Great Yarmouth, 7 years old, 8…]()
[Undated Victorian handbill (London, 1855) advertising an appearance by Sarah Ann Gallant of Great Yarmouth, 7 years old, 8…![Mullett's exhibition of living wonders has just arrived in town : the English giant girl miss Emma Harrington, aged 9 years…]()
Mullett's exhibition of living wonders has just arrived in town : the English giant girl miss Emma Harrington, aged 9 years…![Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, aged 18, in an oriental landscape. Coloured aquatint.]()
Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, aged 18, in an oriental landscape. Coloured aquatint.![Monday, Dec. 20th first appearance of the wonderful Belgian giant (8 ft. high) Alfredo Devartos : (24 years of age)…]()
Monday, Dec. 20th first appearance of the wonderful Belgian giant (8 ft. high) Alfredo Devartos : (24 years of age)…![[Leaflet advertising appearances by The Lancashire Prodigy, a male child with 2 bodies and 1 head at the Egyptian Hall…]()
[Leaflet advertising appearances by The Lancashire Prodigy, a male child with 2 bodies and 1 head at the Egyptian Hall…![S. Watson's Grand American Museum 28, Oxford Street : Living curiosities! From all parts of the world ...]()
S. Watson's Grand American Museum 28, Oxford Street : Living curiosities! From all parts of the world ...![Look! Look! Startling attractions : Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : another surprise for London. Important…]()
Look! Look! Startling attractions : Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : another surprise for London. Important…![[Leaflet (17 April 1881) advertising a Théâtre-Concert en miniature featuring Monsieur and Mademiselle Mouche, the smallest…]()
[Leaflet (17 April 1881) advertising a Théâtre-Concert en miniature featuring Monsieur and Mademiselle Mouche, the smallest…![Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, aged eighteen, with badminton rackets. Coloured engraving by JLB, 1829.]()
Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, aged eighteen, with badminton rackets. Coloured engraving by JLB, 1829.![[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall…]()
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall…![Look! Look! Startling attractions. Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : Another surprise for London. Important…]()
Look! Look! Startling attractions. Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : Another surprise for London. Important…![Look out for young Hillard the Mitcham Giant : 16 years of age & weighing 30-st. 4-lbs. ; the biggest boy in the world will…]()
Look out for young Hillard the Mitcham Giant : 16 years of age & weighing 30-st. 4-lbs. ; the biggest boy in the world will…