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Background imageOverweight Collection: butterflies

butterflies
Antique illustration of various butterflies

Background imageOverweight Collection: The kill at a Victorian fox hunt

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: King Gambrinus, the King of Beer

King Gambrinus, the King of Beer
Antique illustration of a King Gambrinus, the King of Beer

Background imageOverweight Collection: Abyssinian Woman Holding Breasts

Abyssinian Woman Holding Breasts
(Original Caption) Abnormally large breasts of an Abyssinian. Photo, ca. 1880

Background imageOverweight Collection: Woman In Doc'S Office Getting Cad Cocoa

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Massive Grievance Caricature

The Massive Grievance Caricature

Background imageOverweight Collection: 'Little Alpine' Boarding Plane

"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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Obese Woman Lying On Chair

Obese Woman Lying On Chair
(Original Caption) Picture of obese woman lying on chair. She weighs 685 pounds. Undated photograph

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait Of Samuel Pierpont Langley

Portrait Of Samuel Pierpont Langley
(Original Caption) Portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer and aircraft pioneer. Undated 3/4 seated photograph

Background imageOverweight Collection: W C Handy American Composer And Musician

W C Handy American Composer And Musician
(Original Caption) W. C. Handy (1873-1958)American Musician and composer. Photograph

Background imageOverweight Collection: Participants in Contest

Participants in Contest
(Original Caption) Fat Ladies Contest in Ocean Park, California. Judges had a weighty problem

Background imageOverweight Collection: Singing Man on an Exercise Machine

Singing Man on an Exercise Machine
An obese man sings as a motorized belt vibrates on his stomach

Background imageOverweight Collection: Can The Law Reach Him? The Dwarf and the Thief by Thomas Nast

Can The Law Reach Him? The Dwarf and the Thief by Thomas Nast
A Harper's Weekly political cartoon of Boss Tweed, who ruled Tammany Hall, the Democratic political machine in New York City

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Gourmand Enjoying Himself

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait of overweight Family

Portrait of overweight Family
(Original Caption) Farmar's fat family. Total weight : 3773 pounds. Photograph taken outside of circus tent

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait of Daniel Lambert

Portrait of Daniel Lambert
(Original Caption) Daniel Lambert, 532 pounds

Background imageOverweight Collection: Reclining Baby

Reclining Baby
(Original Caption) Photographic study of a naked baby, circa 1902

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Oxford Don; Engraving

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Parisian Circus Performers

Parisian Circus Performers
The "fat boy" and "living skeleton" of the Paris Luna Park Circus

Background imageOverweight Collection: Men Pushing Stout Woman into Automobile

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Obese Man Singing While Belly is Massaged

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Circus Gaiety Freaks

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)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Largest and Smallest Men in World

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Overweight women sparring at beach. November 02, 1925

Overweight women sparring at beach. November 02, 1925

Background imageOverweight Collection: Tom Tom 'Worlds Fattest Man' by Train

Tom Tom "Worlds Fattest Man" by Train
(Original Caption) 1926- Chicago, IL- Tom Tom, the "fatest man in the world"

Background imageOverweight Collection: Babe Ruth Shows Boy How To Hold Bat

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Girl Sitting with Picture of President Roosevelt

Girl Sitting with Picture of President Roosevelt
Little Catherine Murphy, suffering from infantile paralysis, sits with a framed picture of President Roosevelt, who made arrangements for her to receive treatment

Background imageOverweight Collection: Woman Standing On Exercise Machine

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Boy Who Ate 12 Pies Eating Pies

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Soldier of the 117th Company CCC at meal time

Soldier of the 117th Company CCC at meal time
John 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Kate Smith Performing

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Alfred Hitchcock With Wife

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: David Selznick with Alfred Hitchcock

David Selznick with Alfred Hitchcock
(Original Caption) 1940-Hollywood, CA-This candid photograph captures moviemaker David O

Background imageOverweight Collection: Alfred Hitchcock on Set of Shadow of a Doubt

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."

Background imageOverweight Collection: Robert Earl Hughes at 709 Pounds

Robert Earl Hughes at 709 Pounds
18 year-old Robert Hughes is the heaviest draft registrant in the country at 709 pounds

Background imageOverweight Collection: Man Wearing Barrel During Demonstration

Man Wearing Barrel During Demonstration
Sheriff Kirk S. King pickets in a wooden barrel outside the Winnebago Price and Rationing Board

Background imageOverweight Collection: Overweight Baby Girl

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Tourists In Palm Springs, Ca

Tourists In Palm Springs, Ca
(Original Caption) 12/12/1947- Palm Springs, CA: "Having a hot time

Background imageOverweight Collection: Crying Newborn Baby

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Baseball Fan Drinking From Beer Hat

Baseball Fan Drinking From Beer Hat
Baseball 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Obese Man Shaking Hands With Comedian

Obese Man Shaking Hands With Comedian
Walter 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Albino With Fat Lady, Freak Show

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Advertisement for La-Mar Fat Reducing Soap

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Engraving of Sir Richard Arkwright

Engraving of Sir Richard Arkwright
(Original Caption) Sir Richard Arkwright, (1732-1792), English inventor and manufacturer. Invented water-powered spinning frame, opened cloth factories

Background imageOverweight Collection: Winner Of Fat Man's Contest

Winner Of Fat Man's Contest
(Original Caption) Winner of Fat Man's Contest, ca. 1900. Photograph

Background imageOverweight Collection: Ernest, Emil and Walter Hoehne

Ernest, Emil and Walter Hoehne stand on what appears to be the deck of a ship. All three men together weigh over 1500 pounds

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait of Circus Fat Woman

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Cartoon of Richard Croker on a Donkey

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Mr. Bumble by Kyd

Mr. Bumble by Kyd
Color illustration of Mr. Bumble the Beadle from Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist

Background imageOverweight Collection: 'Don't Be Too Fat' Kellogg Advertisement

"Don't Be Too Fat" Kellogg Advertisement
Woodcut advertisement for Professor F.J. Kellogg's weight loss remedy

Background imageOverweight Collection: Murderer Martha Beck Following Her Arraignment

Murderer Martha Beck Following Her Arraignment
Murderer 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Prosecutor Questioning Murder Suspect Martha Beck

Prosecutor Questioning Murder Suspect Martha Beck
(Original Caption) "Mail Order" Romeo and Companion Await Extradition

Background imageOverweight Collection: Defendants In Lonely HeartsMurder Case

Defendants In Lonely HeartsMurder Case
After 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Electric Fat-Reduction Machine

Electric Fat-Reduction Machine
(Original Caption) 1/30/50-Chicago, Illinois: Burton Skiles, president of the "Relaxacizor" Company

Background imageOverweight Collection: Singer Lena Horne Talks to the Peters Sisters

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Boy Pushing Bicycle

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Orson Welles Wearing Hat and Smoking Cigar

Orson Welles Wearing Hat and Smoking Cigar
Orson Welles seen with hat on, smoking a cigar, as he arrived in London at Victoria Station.He is here to marry an Italian Countess

Background imageOverweight Collection: Man Wearing Extremely Large Slacks

Man Wearing Extremely Large Slacks
George Jacobs demonstrates that his store carries pants up to size 68. He and his father, Herman, own "The Store for Big Men" in Philadelphia

Background imageOverweight Collection: Stubby Kaye Eating

Stubby Kaye Eating
Stubby Kaye, of the Broadway musical Li'l Abner, eats huge portions of food

Background imageOverweight Collection: Two Obese Men in a Diner

Two Obese Men in a Diner
Two obese men sit at the counter in a diner in Atlantic City, taking up two stools apiece

Background imageOverweight Collection: Painting Of Financier J.P. Morgan

Painting Of Financier J.P. Morgan
Painting of American financier J.P. Morgan by Adrian Lamb, 1966. The painting is modeled after a 1888 oil painting by Frank Holl

Background imageOverweight Collection: Obese Twins on Motorbikes

Obese Twins on Motorbikes
Out 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Worlds Largest Twins On Motorbikes

Worlds Largest Twins On Motorbikes
Billy and Benny McCrary stop to put air in their tires at a service station in their hometown of Hendersonville

Background imageOverweight Collection: Elvis Presley Performing

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Elvis Presley in Concert

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Tax humour ignorance is bliss Cruikshank 19th century cartoon

Tax humour ignorance is bliss Cruikshank 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated May 20th, 1828

Background imageOverweight Collection: Don Quixote - Farmers Wife

Don Quixote - Farmers Wife
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Farmers Wife and the pig

Background imageOverweight Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Oracle and the Impious Man

La Fontaines Fables - Oracle and the Impious Man
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Oracle and the Impious Man

Background imageOverweight Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Gout and the Spider

La Fontaines Fables - Gout and the Spider
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Gout and the Spider

Background imageOverweight Collection: Man Listening to Music

Man Listening to Music
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Background imageOverweight Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Richard Dowse

Vanity Fair Print of Richard Dowse
Victorian caricature of Richard Dowse, by Ape. 1824 to 1890 an Irish politician, barrister and judge, reputed to be the wittiest orator of his time

Background imageOverweight Collection: King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein

King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein
Vintage portrait of King Henry VIII ( 1491-1547)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Vanity Fair Print of the 1st Duke of Saldanha

Vanity Fair Print of the 1st Duke of Saldanha
Victorian caricature of Joao Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha, a Portuguese marshal and statesman. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageOverweight Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Sir Henry Cole

Vanity Fair Print of Sir Henry Cole
Victorian caricature of Sir Henry Cole, an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain

Background imageOverweight Collection: Licensed victuallers dinner

Licensed victuallers dinner
Amusing depiction of a licensed victuallers dinner, with dishes appropriate for inn-keepers

Background imageOverweight Collection: Regency period gentleman making a speech

Regency period gentleman making a speech
A 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Humour Cruikshank 19th century cartoon a vane man

Humour Cruikshank 19th century cartoon a vane man
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated February 1, 1831

Background imageOverweight Collection: Man Wearing Checked Suit

Man Wearing Checked Suit
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Background imageOverweight Collection: Regency period man making a speech

Regency period man making a speech
A man wearing Regency style clothing and sporting a quiff making a speech after a harvest supper

Background imageOverweight Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, sloth in apathy While Opportunity passes by

Victorian satirical cartoon, sloth in apathy While Opportunity passes by
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, Dull sloth in apathy doth lie, While Opportunity passes by

Background imageOverweight Collection: Piggy bank, simple line drawing

Piggy bank, simple line drawing

Background imageOverweight Collection: Men fighting around a table

Men fighting around a table
A 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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Vanity Fair Print of William Henry Gregory

Vanity Fair Print of William Henry Gregory
Victorian caricature of William Henry Gregory, an Anglo-Irish writer and politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageOverweight Collection: Vanity Fair Print of The Tichborne Claimant

Vanity Fair Print of The Tichborne Claimant
Victorian caricature of The Tichborne Claimant. The Tichborne case was a legal cause cAzelAzAšbre that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s



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