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Colossus Of RhodesThe Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios measuring 34 metres, towers over the islands harbour, circa 250 BC
Spectroscope (c. 1860) by Bunsen and Kirchhoff, published in 1880Spectroscope by Robert Bunsen (German chemist, 1811 - 1899) and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (German physicist, 1824 - 1884)
Bus DriverMarch 1929: A set of instruments on a bus route survey vehicle for measuring distance, gradient and camber on roads used by the London General Omnibus Companys fleet of buses
Seaman looking at sea map and holding pair of compasses
Egg timer
Male doctor taking blood pressure of male patientUNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Male doctor taking blood pressure of male patient
Two businessmen standing in front of chart graphicUNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Two businessmen standing in front of chart graphic, pointing to line, peaks and valleys showing growth
Color Print of Wharf Workers Measuring Whale Oil Content in Barrels(Original Caption) Whale Fishing in New England. Scene shows wharf workers measuring the quantity of whale oil contained in each barrel
The Young Heir Taking Possession from the Series A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth(Original Caption) The Rake's Progress. The young heir takes possession of the miser's effects
17th-Century German Calendar WatchA German calendar watch made in 1630. The watch features multiple dials showing day of the week, month, moon phase and other information
Measuring A Base W/Wire And Wieghts(Original Caption) Surveying--Measurement of a base by means of a wire: The apparatus shown stretches the wire by means of weights
Print Depicting Scholars Using Astronomical and Surveying Instruments1553-Astronomy: Astronomical and Surveying Instruments used by scholars. (Mathematics) From Apianus Instrument Book
Kantorovitz's Measuring Device(Original Caption) Kantorovitz's garment measuring device. Woodcut, 1895. BPA2# 4960
People Using Alcohol Thermometer(Original Caption) Thermometer: Measuring the temperature by way of alcohol thermometer, a favorite pastime of the old time country fair, Paris. Woodcut, 1854
Men In Locker Room Look @ Measuring Tape(Original Caption) Photo shows men in the locker room of Willie Pep looking at measuring tape before fight. Undated. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)
Early Seismologist Listening to VolcanoSeismologist Frank A. Perret listens to the rumblings of the Solfatar Volcano in Italy. He uses an amplifier aimed at the ground. | Location: Solfatara Volcano, near Pozzuoli, Italy
Policewomen Checking Length Violations(Original Caption) 1921-Chicago, Illinois- Chicago policewomen checking for violations of the bathing-suit-length laws
Woman In Costume, Man Measures Other's Leg(Original Caption) 8/8/1921- Several hundred of New York's fairest young women applied for places in the Beauties of History tableaux which will be part of the Moulin Rouge Show this season
Woman Measuring Long Hair In Contest(Original Caption) 1/12/1926-Los Angeles, CA-: OOH, LOOK AT THE FUNNY LADIES! Despite the vogue for short hair, it is still possible to find some girls with long hair as this photo shows
Woman Has Wide-Cuffs Of Trousers Measure(Original Caption) 1/29/1926-New York, NY- Miss Tessie Greenfield is shown here proving to the public that the wider the trousers the more collegiate the wearer
Engineer Taking Measurement(Original Caption) 10/6/1929: Engineer A.N
Michelson Vacuum Tube(Original Caption) 12/12/1930-Pasadena, CA- View of the mile-long vacuum tube through which light will be flashed, reflected, refracted, and deflected in experiments by Dr. A.A
Dr. Pease With His Mega-Telescope(Original Caption) 12/29/1930- San Diego, CA: Combing the heavens- for new star dust. By means of this new 50 foot Michaelson Pease Interferometer, Dr. G.F. Pease above of Mt
Researchers Measuring Golf Ball Speed at General Electric Laboratory(Original Caption) 1932-Schenectady, NY- The phototube, or "Electric Eye, " has just been put to the task of measuring the speed of a driver as it connects with a golf ball
Sergeant Measuring Soldiers For Shoes(Original Caption) 1935-Camp Dix, New Jersey: C.C.C. boys go on new footing: Sergeant Joe Elliott measuring new members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Camp Dix, N.J. for shoes. Photograph
Men Taking Joe Louis Chest Measurements(Original Caption) 5/3/1936-Left to right: John Roxborough, Joe Louis and Jack Blackborough. They are shown taking the measuremnt of Joe Louis chest
Tailor With Tallest Man, Robert Wadlow(Original Caption) 12/15/1936-Chicago, IL- Business is looking up. Chicago, ILL
Officials Measuring Beauty Pageant Contestant(Original Caption) Selig Rocheisier, left, and Nils Grantlund, right, take the measurements of Myra Stevens, second place winner, during the modern Venus Contest at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island
Beauty Points of AttackBefore the re-sculpturing process starts
Ruth Jones With Psychograph(Original Caption) 4/9/1938- Chicago, Il: Want your head examined? Ruth Jones is not having a permanent here, although it looks like it
Comedians Measure Beauty Contest Winner(Original Caption) 8/1/1939-Coney Island, NY- Milton Berle(left), comedian, and George Hale, impressario of a dancing troupe, measure the charms of Miss Grayce Reilly
Milton Berle Gets Measured by Grayce Reilly(Original Caption) 8/1/1939-Coney Island, NY- Comedian Milton Berle, gets measured by Miss Grayce Reilly, winner of the Modern Venus Bathing Beauty Pageant, while George Hale looks on
Measuring Land with Wooden Calipers(Original Caption) 11/11/1939-Belostok, Poland- With a representative of the Moscow government supervising matters (R)
Balloons To Measure Cosmic Rays(Original Caption) 12/19/1940-Chicago, IL: Lifting 41 pounds of scientific apparatus, 21 oxygen filled ballloons take to the air at the University of Chicago's Stagg Field, as part of Dr
Doctor Tests Flexibility Of Student(Original Caption) 1/12/1941- For Flexability. Dr.Thomas Cureton is conducting a flexability test on student Malcolm Stewart
Inventor of the Tan-O-Meter on Beach(Original Caption) 7/7/1941-Rye, NY- Choose the color you wish to be and find out just how to get that way with the aid of the Tan-O-Meter
Washington MonumentWorkmen examine the Washington Monument's aluminum cap and lightning arrester
Joe Louis Receiving Army Physical Exam(Original Caption) 1/12/42-New York, New York: It's six feet and two inches of champion Joe Louis, as he was measured by Sgt
Measuring Pompadour Hairdo with Ruler(Original Caption) 8/11/1945- As can be seen at a glance here, Dolly Dawn's hair-do measures 11 inches from the nape of the neck to the tip of the crown. High fashion
Workman Measures Food Ration For Woman(Original Caption) 7/2/1946-Tokyo, Japan-A workman is shown measuring the amount of food handed out in individual rations of the largest single amount of U.S
Bob Feller Throws Fastball To Machine(Original Caption) 8/21/1946-Washington, D.C.: Sports writers are fond of comparing the fast ball tossed by Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians pitcher, to a bullet. Just for the record, the U.S
Sam Snead Watching Officials Measure(Original Caption) 6/19/1947-St. Louis, MO- Here is the tense moment on the 18th green during the final playoff of the U.S
Emma Reed and Alice Coachman Practice(Original Caption) 1948-London, England-Emma Reed (L), of Tennessee and Alice Coachman of Georgia (measuring the highjump), members of the U.S
Entomologist Measuring Cockroach SizePennsylvania State entomologist Stanley Green uses calipers to measure the winning two inch long cockroach submitted by Antonio Gonzalez of New York's Lower East Side for the Great American Roach
Man placing pedometer on females leg. Globe Theatre, New York City, New York State, USA. March 28, 1922
Seismometer(Original Caption) View of a seismometer, a seismetric apparatus for determing the vertical shift during earthquakes. Undated photograph
Woman W/Prettiest Legs / Contest Winner(Original Caption) : WINS PRETTY LEG CONTEST. Limbs are limbs, but these are outstanding according to judges in a pretty leg contest in New York, in which many girls took part
Winner Of Fat Man's Contest(Original Caption) Winner of Fat Man's Contest, ca. 1900. Photograph
Albert Michelson Seated At Desk(Original Caption) Portrait of German-born American physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Michelson seated at desk. Undated photograph
Woman Getting Measurements Taken(Original Caption) Gainesville, SC: Gainseville women pitched in by stitching far into the night, turning out glamourous costumes for such lovelies as Imogene Kaps, high school student-aerialist
Surveyor Looking Through Instrument(Original Caption) View of surveyor at work, 1920. He is shown here full length, looking through the eyepiece of a tripod-mounted instrument
Boys Measuring Each Other(Original Caption) Boys measuring each other. Models: Robert Allan Putnam, Robert Martin Corbett
Man Measuring Cloth With Yardstick(Original Caption) Photo shows a man measuring cloth with a yardstick. Undated
Barograph Open to Reveal Needle Register(Original Caption) Barograph used to determine the trend of the pressure change although immediate pressure changes are available
Boys Measuring Height(Original Caption) Robert Allan Putnam and Robert Martin Corbett take turns measuring each others height against a chart tacked to a wall. Photo circa 1950
Trajectory of Mickey Mantle's Home Run(Original Caption) New York, NY: Converging arrows show the spot where a prodigious home run blasted by Mickey Mantle landed
Tycho Brahe: Astronomer and Maker of Instruments by Jan BlaeuTycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish astronomer, in his observatory. Undated engraving
Tycho Brahe: Astonomer and Maker of Instruments by Jan Blaeu1602-Engraving of Danish astronomer Tycho de Brahe (1546-1601) in his observatory
Tailor Measuring Leg Of Customer Ca 1880(Original Caption) ca. 1880-Tailor measuring customer's trouser length, "tailor made". Woodcut
Proportion Of Man by Albrecht Durer(Original Caption) Durer's proportion of man. Undated engraving
Illustration of Tangent GalvanometerAn engraving from 1886 showing the great tangent galvanometer at Cornell University. | Location: Ithica, New York, USA
Hand & Foot Measurements--Wood Engraving(Original Caption) Wood engravings from Esholz's "Antropometria" of 1663, depicting the relation of foot and hand measurements to the constellations. BPA2 #1875
Illustration of a Man Using a Large Sextant(Original Caption) 1647-Copper engraving of young astronomer measuring the position of the sun with a mirror sextant
Man Spinning Electro Magnet Galvometer(Original Caption) - Current produced by conductor revolving in the filed of a powerful electro-magnet. Effect of current shown by galvanometer index displaced to right of scale
Man W/Sextant, Ships In Backgrd(Original Caption) Illustration of medieval taking navigational measurements with ships in the background. He stands at the shoreline using a sextant to measure the position of a celestial body
Surveying Apparatus--Commercial Illus(Original Caption) Commercial illustration depicting the "12-INCH COAST SURVEY THEODOLITE, NO. 13, for primary triangulation." Price and detailed description appear beneath
Surveyors Measuring Mountain--Illus(Original Caption) Illustration depicting the measurement of Whiteface Mountain using a spirit level and graduated rod. Undated
Surveying A River -- Engraving(Original Caption) Illustration showing the process of surveying a river from land. Undated engraving
Sketch of human proportion by Michelangelo BuonarrotiPen and ink sketch of human proportions by Michelangelo (1474-1564). Undated illustration
Tycho Brahe: Astonomer and Maker of Instruments by Jan BlaeuTycho Brahe in his observatory on the Island of Hven, 1602. Engraving
Medieval Astronomer Taking Measurements(Original Caption) Illustration depicting a medieval astronomer taking measurements from land. Ships are visible in the background. Undated
Engraving of the 1878 Invention, the Hat Conformator(Original Caption) The hat conformator and its diagrams
Illustration Of Optical Apparatus(Original Caption) Engraving depicting an apparatus devised by Albert Michelson to measure the speed of light. Undated illustration
"Metered Man" -- 17Th Century Woodcut(Original Caption) Seventeenth century woodcut entitled "Metered Man, " depicting a man standing with a meter stick
Jacob'S Surveying Staff -- Woodcut(Original Caption) Illustration depicting Jacob's surveying staff. Woodcut after Koebel, 1531
Public Health Worker Measures Air PollutionA US Public Health Service worker measures samples of air pollution form the American Steel and Wire Company's zinc works in Donora during a four day test
Carnival Weight Guessing Machine(Original Caption) Picture shows a weight guessing machine at a carnival with a "Cupie Doll" as a prize. Undated photo circa 1950s
Picasso Measuring Bardot'S Head(Original Caption) France: Picasso and Brigitte Bardot: The painter studying proportion of Bardot's head. From film made in France in the 1950's
Physicists Measuring RadioactivityThe Brookhaven National Laboratory will make available thousand-curie sources of Gamma radiation for research into industry use.A technician stands behind a wall as he removes the plug from a 1
Man Measuring Dinosaur Footprint(Original Caption) 6/1/1952- FOOTPRINTS- Discoverer of the dinosaur tracks of Texas, Roland T. Bird measures one of the gigantic footprints
Radiation Detection Device(Original Caption) 8/5/1952-New York, NY: If an atomic bomb should fall and you are somewhere about, this little gadget, called an atometer, is for you
Actress Joan Vohs Standing Against T-Square RulerAs a result of extensive screen tests for an actress with the perfect physical dimensions for three-dimensional films
Comparison of Mamie Van Doren and Marilyn Monroe(Original Caption) For comparison's sake, here's how Mamie Von Doren and Marilyn Monroe shape up. Mamie is a little shorter, and weighs a few pounds less