Enormous Collection (#8)

William Herschels reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807). Built by the German-born English astronomer, William Herschel (1738-1822), in the grounds of his home in Slough

Lord Rosses 72 in / 1. 8m reflecting telescope, 1849
Lord Rosses 72 in/1.8m reflecting telescope, 1849. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer

Carglaze tin mine, near St Austell, Cornwall, England, c1825, (1837). Tin mining was practised in Cornwall since the Bronze Age, but reached its peak in the 19th century

Part of the production line at Fords Highland Park factory, Detroit, Michigan, USA, c1914. The factory, 4.5 miles from the centre of Detroit was the first to make use of assembly-line techniques

Discovery of a woolly mammoth, 1779 (c1870). The discovery of a specimen of the prehistoric elephant, approximately 9ft high and 16ft long, preserved frozen in a block of ice in Siberia

ENIAC computer, c1944. Artist: J Presper Eckert
ENIAC computer, c1944. The first all-electronic computer designed to be Turing-complete, ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)

PSS Great Eastern on the ocean, 1858. Colour print after a painting by Edwin Weedon. This steamship, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott Russell

The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa, c1829-c1831. Artist: Hokusai
The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa, c1829-c1831. From the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Grand Saloon on board the Great Eastern, 1859. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott Russell, the Great Eastern was lauched in 1858

Mammoth skeleton, 1823. Skeleton of a mammoth discovered in 1817 by Dr Mitchell of New York at Goschen, Orange County and later assembled in the Philadelphia Museum

The Keystone State, Californian Redwood 325 feet high in Yosemite National Park, c1875. Yosemite was designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890

The Sphinx, Egypt, 1744. The huge head of the Sphinx, seen from the front. It is just in front of the second pyramid of Memphis. Engraving after FL Norden

A Darwinian Idea, 1865. Artist: TW Woods
A Darwinian Idea, 1865. A pig getting fatter and fatter plumped up by modern farming methods. A topical dig at modern farming methods

against the odds, ai, android, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, barefoot
Sumo wrestler looking up at enormous robot

Canada - Great Lakes - Terminal Grain Elevator - Loading a ship Date: circa 1920s

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Who Cares for Rain
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Who Cares for Rain! (5/6). Date: circa 1900

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Goodbye Sweetheart Goodbye
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Goodbye Sweetheart Goodbye (4/6). Date: circa 1900

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - We never speak as we pass by
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. We never speak as we pass by (6/6). Date: circa 1900

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Three Little Maids
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Three Little Maids (3/6). Date: circa 1900

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Scandal (under difficulties)
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Scandal (under difficulties) (2/6). Date: circa 1900

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Auntie Goes Wading
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Auntie Goes Wading (1/6). Date: circa 1900

Young French girl with a huge St Bernard Dog Date: circa 1910s

The great American dog, Prince, a Siberian bloodhound, with his owner Mr Francis Butler of New York, who had the honour of attending Windsor Castle with his companion

Fantastic Adventures - Return of Sinbad by Chester S. Geier. A man in Arabian dress flies in space on a giant bird of prey. The distressed bird is being attacked by the lasers of several spaceships

Italian Lakes - Fresco by Luine - Enormous fresco inside church. Part of Box 184 Boswell Collection - Italian Lakes. Date: circa 1900

Susi - losing her dinner to a much bigger dog. 1950s

Uzbekistan - Tashkent - A Huge Crowd watching acrobats. Date: circa 1907

Comic exaggeration card - The Wool Producers of Canada - giant sheep! Date: 1910

Eugene Godard
EUGENE GODARD: French aeronaut, best known for the captive balloon at the Paris Exposition which attracted enormous numbers of visitors. We have many pictures of it. Date: 1827? - 1890

COSTUME 1895
Enormous gigot sleeves with epaulettes, large skirts (possibly 7 gored skirts), tiny waists, broad belts, high necked blouse with yoke, huge hats ornamented with flowers. Date: 1895

French Operations 1885
French operations in the Culebra cutting, where an enormous amount of rock and earth must be cleared; this Osgood excavator does a good job - but not good enough. Date: 1885

Mabel Green (1890 - 1970), actress, wearing an enormous hat

Tango (Finetti) 1914
You might think that enormous hat of hers would make tangoing awkward, but they seem to be managing alright... Date: 1914

Carmen Miranda
CARMEN MIRANDA Brazilian singer shown here with ostrich plumes on her head and an enormous ring on her finger; also photographs of Benny Goodman & Alice Faye Date: 1909 - 1955

Small Girl Carries Books
A little girl attempts to carry a pile of enormous books past a baby sleeping in a cradle. The books, some of which look like hollow shells, topple onto the floor. Date: circa 1890

Hannah Cowley / Big Hat
HANNAH COWLEY Dramatist and connoisseur of hats Date: 1743 - 1809

Costume / Men / Jap Archer
A Japanese archer of ancient times, fully equipped with a quiver full of arrows and an enormous bow Date: ANCIENT JAPAN

Theatre Interval
During the interval, a lady in a simply enormous hat is given a hand with her cloak by her escort Date: 1910

Scapa Flow Bombed
German bombers attack the British fleet at their base at Scapa Flow, Scotland, and do enormous damage to naval vessels Date: March 1940

Elizabeth Hungary / Schlei
SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY Married Louis IV. Spent enormous amounts on Hospitals and providing for orphaned children. Date: 1207 - 1231

Souvenir postcard of the Giant Child, Anna
Souvenir postcard with a portrait of the Giant Child, Anna, who, according to information given was eight years old at the time this picture was taken and weighed 170lbs. Date: c.1900

Displaced by war: news stories no longer being covered, 1915
A humorous cartoon imagines other news stories usually enjoyed by the press(child prodigies, enormous vegetables, the activities of militant suffragettes)

Edwardian group in the garden of Strathclyde, Offerton Road, Stockport. Standing with his sister and brothers is James Johnson Battersby who survived the Lusitania sinking ten years later

Suffragette Bombs and Bottom. Gentleman in a top hat encounters with some surprise a well built suffragette with an enormous bottom

Suffragette, the New Man. Man with moustache dressed in the colours purple, white and green, wears an enormous hat. Caption reads, The aim of the suffragette is the equality of the sexes

Woman in purple crinoline
Woman in an enormous purple crinoline, holding a bunch of flowers. Date: 20th century

Transatlantic flight by G. H. Davis
The transatlantic flight: the type of British machine which will attempt it. Top: dropping the chassis at the moment of setting out -- a daring device

Business card design, man with gramophone
Business card design, depicting a man sitting in a green armchair with a gramophone with an enormous horn at his side. Date: 20th century

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"Enormous Wonders from Around the World: From the Big Buddha to Inky Boys" Towering over Lantau Island in Hong Kong, the Big Buddha statue stands as an enormous symbol of peace and serenity at Po Lin Monastery. Step into a world of awe-inspiring art with Thomas Cole's masterpiece, The Titans Goblet - an enormous painting that transports you to another realm. Dive deep into the depths of history and explore the colossal size difference between Megalodon sharks and great whites - truly showcasing nature's enormity. Uncover secrets from ancient times as you discover fossils of the Megalodon prehistoric shark, reminding us how small we are in comparison to Earth's past giants. Prepare to be captivated by William Barribal's artwork, "The Red Moth, " where vibrant colors come together on an enormous canvas, leaving viewers mesmerized. Embark on a journey through time at Beckford / Fonthill Abbey - a place where grandeur meets enormity in its stunning architecture and sprawling grounds. Witness nature's fury firsthand as you witness the volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak in California - a breathtaking display of power on an enormous scale. Explore our cosmic neighborhood by unraveling the main components of our Solar System - each celestial body representing an immense presence in space. Get ready for fall festivities with a pile of large pumpkins grown by dedicated farmers who have mastered cultivating these enormous orange wonders. Experience spirituality like never before as you observe a novice monk praying humbly at the feet of Giant Buddha statue, finding solace in its towering presence. Travel back through time to Abu Simbel in Egypt, North Africa - home to monumental temples carved out of rock cliffs that showcase human achievement on an enormous scale. Delve into E. T.