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butterfliesAntique illustration of various butterflies
The kill at a Victorian fox huntThe horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush
King Gambrinus, the King of BeerAntique illustration of a King Gambrinus, the King of Beer
Abyssinian Woman Holding Breasts(Original Caption) Abnormally large breasts of an Abyssinian. Photo, ca. 1880
Woman In Doc'S Office Getting Cad Cocoa(Original Caption) In 1880 women were upset for lack of tonnage. They consulted doctors for a "Fattening Cure." Here, Cadbury's Cocoa essence is being recommended
The Massive Grievance Caricature
"Little Alpine" Boarding Plane(Original Caption) Obesity: "Little Alpine", Miami fat girl (700 lbs) ascends airplane which was unable to take off due to overweight
Obese Woman Lying On Chair(Original Caption) Picture of obese woman lying on chair. She weighs 685 pounds. Undated photograph
Portrait Of Samuel Pierpont Langley(Original Caption) Portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer and aircraft pioneer. Undated 3/4 seated photograph
W C Handy American Composer And Musician(Original Caption) W. C. Handy (1873-1958)American Musician and composer. Photograph
Participants in Contest(Original Caption) Fat Ladies Contest in Ocean Park, California. Judges had a weighty problem
Singing Man on an Exercise MachineAn obese man sings as a motorized belt vibrates on his stomach
Can The Law Reach Him? The Dwarf and the Thief by Thomas NastA Harper's Weekly political cartoon of Boss Tweed, who ruled Tammany Hall, the Democratic political machine in New York City
The Gourmand Enjoying Himself(Original Caption) The Gourmand enjoying himself. Purported potrait of the Marquis de Cussy, a famed early 19th century gastronome. Lithograph by Vernet
Portrait of overweight Family(Original Caption) Farmar's fat family. Total weight : 3773 pounds. Photograph taken outside of circus tent
Portrait of Daniel Lambert(Original Caption) Daniel Lambert, 532 pounds
Reclining Baby(Original Caption) Photographic study of a naked baby, circa 1902
The Oxford Don; Engraving(Original Caption) 1808- The Oxford Don of 1808. Engraving by Dighton. BPA2# 1278 "A View taken at Oxford." Drawn, etched and published by Dighton. Char and Crols. Jan. 1808
Parisian Circus PerformersThe "fat boy" and "living skeleton" of the Paris Luna Park Circus
Men Pushing Stout Woman into Automobile(Original Caption) Three men pushing a stout woman into a car filled with children. Undated movie still. BPA2# 2989
Obese Man Singing While Belly is Massaged(Original Caption) "The musical beauty shop": A portly gentleman sings as his belly is mechanically massaged. Undated B/W photograph
Circus Gaiety Freaks(Original Caption) 2/4/1920-: Line-up of the Gaiety Freaks. A cozy exhibiton palace in these cold and chilly days. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)
Largest and Smallest Men in World(Original Caption) The largest and smallest men in the world. The large fellow is Tom Tom who is 21 years old and weighs 640 pounds and Major Mite is 18 years old, 23" tall and weighs 21 pounds
Overweight women sparring at beach. November 02, 1925
Tom Tom "Worlds Fattest Man" by Train(Original Caption) 1926- Chicago, IL- Tom Tom, the "fatest man in the world"
Babe Ruth Shows Boy How To Hold Bat(Original Caption) 10/20/1926-New York, NY: Photo shows Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees showing Sammy Griffler mascot of the everlast team. How to hold his bat in preparation for a home run
Girl Sitting with Picture of President RooseveltLittle Catherine Murphy, suffering from infantile paralysis, sits with a framed picture of President Roosevelt, who made arrangements for her to receive treatment
Woman Standing On Exercise Machine(Original Caption) 7/19/1930-New York, NY: When some fifty women weighing more than 200 pounds (that's 5 tons) appeared at Philadelphia Jack O'Brien's gymnasium in New York City
Boy Who Ate 12 Pies Eating Pies(Original Caption) 10/28/1930-New York, NY: Fourteen year old Mike Carucci of 83 Bayard Street, a pupil of Public School No
Soldier of the 117th Company CCC at meal timeJohn F. King of South Boston is "Tubby" to his buddies of the 117th Company C.C.C. The company is conducting Forestry and Conservation work in Tamworth, New Hampshire
Kate Smith Performing(Original Caption) Kate Smith, the hefty "Songbird of the South, " one of the top singing stars of the 1930's. Photograph, 1935. BPA2# 1532
Alfred Hitchcock With Wife(Original Caption) 6/6/1938- New York, NY: Alfred Hitchcock, England's foremost film director is shown with his wife as they arrived aboard the SS Queen Mary
David Selznick with Alfred Hitchcock(Original Caption) 1940-Hollywood, CA-This candid photograph captures moviemaker David O
Alfred Hitchcock on Set of Shadow of a Doubt(Original Caption) 8/4/42: Director Alfred Hitchcock in an enigmatic pose as he directs filming of Universal's "Shadow of a Doubt."
Robert Earl Hughes at 709 Pounds18 year-old Robert Hughes is the heaviest draft registrant in the country at 709 pounds
Man Wearing Barrel During DemonstrationSheriff Kirk S. King pickets in a wooden barrel outside the Winnebago Price and Rationing Board
Overweight Baby Girl(Original Caption) 4/13/1946-Chicago, IL: When Shirley Ann Haskin, of Millington, MI, was born 13 months ago she weighed only 6 1/2 pounds, a little less than average
Tourists In Palm Springs, Ca(Original Caption) 12/12/1947- Palm Springs, CA: "Having a hot time
Crying Newborn Baby(Original Caption) 12/6/1948-Hollywood, CA: Letting the world know that a big package of joy has arrived in Inglewood (at 12 pounds) is Linda Nell Harris, who was born by Caesarean section
Baseball Fan Drinking From Beer HatBaseball fan Neil P. Mullen sips from a tube leading to cups of beer attached to his baseball cap while enjoys a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners. Cleveland, Ohio
Obese Man Shaking Hands With ComedianWalter Hudson, weighing 1, 200 pounds, shakes hands with activist and comedian Dick Gregory. Gregory runs a weight-loss clinic and has put Hudson on a strict diet
Albino With Fat Lady, Freak Show(Original Caption) Coney Island freak show. An albino photographed with fat lady. Flea Circus Poster in background. BPA2# 680
Advertisement for La-Mar Fat Reducing Soap(Original Caption) USA: Reduce! Wash away fat and years of age with La Mar Reducing Soap. A 1920s ad for weight loss
Engraving of Sir Richard Arkwright(Original Caption) Sir Richard Arkwright, (1732-1792), English inventor and manufacturer. Invented water-powered spinning frame, opened cloth factories
Winner Of Fat Man's Contest(Original Caption) Winner of Fat Man's Contest, ca. 1900. Photograph
Ernest, Emil and Walter Hoehne stand on what appears to be the deck of a ship. All three men together weigh over 1500 pounds
Portrait of Circus Fat Woman(Original Caption) The Sideshow at the Ringling Brothers Circus. On the reinforced platform is Baby Irene, the fattest of all fat girls
Cartoon of Richard Croker on a Donkey(Original Caption) "MR CROKER'S IDEA OF EXPANSION." Political illustration depicting an overweight Richard Croker, Boss of Tammany Hall
Mr. Bumble by KydColor illustration of Mr. Bumble the Beadle from Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist
"Don't Be Too Fat" Kellogg AdvertisementWoodcut advertisement for Professor F.J. Kellogg's weight loss remedy
Murderer Martha Beck Following Her ArraignmentMurderer Martha Beck sitting in a Michigan courthouse in 1949 following her arraignment with murderer Raymond Martinez Fernandez in the "lonely hearts" slaying of Janet Fay
Prosecutor Questioning Murder Suspect Martha Beck(Original Caption) "Mail Order" Romeo and Companion Await Extradition
Defendants In Lonely HeartsMurder CaseAfter signing a 73-page confession, filled with lurid sexual acts and the murder of at least 17 women, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez went to trial in New York for the murder of widow Janet Fay
Electric Fat-Reduction Machine(Original Caption) 1/30/50-Chicago, Illinois: Burton Skiles, president of the "Relaxacizor" Company
Singer Lena Horne Talks to the Peters Sisters(Original Caption) 6/7/1950-Paris, France: American singer Lena Horne (center) chats with the Peters Sisters after her arrival in Paris
Boy Pushing Bicycle(Original Caption) Pounding the Roads. Luling, Texas: One of the things that Danny Hope would like to do is ride a bicycle but thus far his 257 pounds have been a little too much of a burden
Orson Welles Wearing Hat and Smoking CigarOrson Welles seen with hat on, smoking a cigar, as he arrived in London at Victoria Station.He is here to marry an Italian Countess
Man Wearing Extremely Large SlacksGeorge Jacobs demonstrates that his store carries pants up to size 68. He and his father, Herman, own "The Store for Big Men" in Philadelphia
Stubby Kaye EatingStubby Kaye, of the Broadway musical Li'l Abner, eats huge portions of food
Two Obese Men in a DinerTwo obese men sit at the counter in a diner in Atlantic City, taking up two stools apiece
Painting Of Financier J.P. MorganPainting of American financier J.P. Morgan by Adrian Lamb, 1966. The painting is modeled after a 1888 oil painting by Frank Holl
Obese Twins on MotorbikesOut for an afternoon of uneasy riding. The world's largest twins, Billy and Benny McCrary, stop to air their spare tires at a service station in Hendersonville, North Carolina
Worlds Largest Twins On MotorbikesBilly and Benny McCrary stop to put air in their tires at a service station in their hometown of Hendersonville
Elvis Presley Performing(Original Caption) 8/16/1977-Lincoln, NB: Elvis Presley, 42, died 8/16 in Memphis, TN, of repiratory failure at Baptist Hospital
Elvis Presley in Concert(Original Caption) 6/20/1977-Lincoln, NE- Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, belts out a song during a performance, here 6/20. Elvis died 8/16 in Memphis at the age of 42 of respitory failure
Tax humour ignorance is bliss Cruikshank 19th century cartoonThis is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated May 20th, 1828
Don Quixote - Farmers WifeVintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Farmers Wife and the pig
La Fontaines Fables - Oracle and the Impious ManVintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Oracle and the Impious Man
La Fontaines Fables - Gout and the SpiderVintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Gout and the Spider
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Vanity Fair Print of Richard DowseVictorian caricature of Richard Dowse, by Ape. 1824 to 1890 an Irish politician, barrister and judge, reputed to be the wittiest orator of his time
King Henry VIII of England by Hans HolbeinVintage portrait of King Henry VIII ( 1491-1547)
Vanity Fair Print of the 1st Duke of SaldanhaVictorian caricature of Joao Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha, a Portuguese marshal and statesman. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871
Vanity Fair Print of Sir Henry ColeVictorian caricature of Sir Henry Cole, an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain
Licensed victuallers dinnerAmusing depiction of a licensed victuallers dinner, with dishes appropriate for inn-keepers
Regency period gentleman making a speechA Regency period gentleman up on his hind legs making a speech during a meal. From the prominence of the tankard, glass and decanter, it would appear that he is in high spirits
Humour Cruikshank 19th century cartoon a vane manThis is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated February 1, 1831
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Regency period man making a speechA man wearing Regency style clothing and sporting a quiff making a speech after a harvest supper
Victorian satirical cartoon, sloth in apathy While Opportunity passes byVintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, Dull sloth in apathy doth lie, While Opportunity passes by
Piggy bank, simple line drawing
Men fighting around a tableA convivial evening with friends goes all wrong when all the men start fighting each other, on and around the table. From Handley Cross; or, Mr
Vanity Fair Print of William Henry GregoryVictorian caricature of William Henry Gregory, an Anglo-Irish writer and politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871
Vanity Fair Print of The Tichborne ClaimantVictorian caricature of The Tichborne Claimant. The Tichborne case was a legal cause cAzelAzAšbre that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s