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GIANTS
FROM TIMES PAST
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Anna Swan
7' 9" 1846-1888 |
Anna Swan
husband Martin Bates, wed 1871 |
Angus McAskill
7' 9" 1825-1863 |
Femur
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Femur
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Russian giant
Machnov; 7' 11" 1882-1905 |
Machnov in
London at the Hippodrome |
Maximilian
late 1400s - early 1500s |
Maximilian
Christopher Miller 1674-1734 |
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Mongolian man,
7' 5"; photo: 1922 |
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Patrick Cotter
O'Brien mid-late 1700s |
Russian giant
Machnov 7' 11" 1882-1905 |
Constantin
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Russian giant
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Cornelius
Magrath died 1760 |
Chinois
Chwang-in-sing |
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Hugo, age 25
8' 2-1/2" |
Chang Woo Gow
8' 2" 1841-1893 |
William Olding,
age 19 in 1942 |
Lutteur Ant,
age 22 |
Eisenmann
New York |
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1875
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Indiana boy
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unidentified
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Geant de Trapani
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El Popo 8' 6", born 1726 Bezzecca, Italy
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William Bradley,
Yorkshire, England, 7' 9" 1787-1820 |
"K", tambour-
major of the 101st regiment |
Edouard
Beaupre, 8' 3" 1881 - 1904 Willow Bunch, Saskatche-wan |
Big Gust,
7' 6" - postcard cancelled 1914, Crantsburg, WI |
Johan
Aason,
8' 9-1/4"; weight 503 lbs; circa 1900 |
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Antoine and Baptiste Hugo
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Robert
Wadlow
8' 11.1", size 37 shoe 1918-1940 |
Martin
Chambi 1929
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warring
giants
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6 fingered
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GIANTS
in RECENT TIMES
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Johann
Svarfdælingur/ Petursson; El Paso 1951 |
Johann
Svarfdælingur/ Petursson; 8' 8" 1913-1984 |
Al Tomaini
8' 4.5" 1912-1962 |
Naseer
Ahmaad Soomro Pakistan; 1970- |
Robert Wadlow
8' 11.1", size 37 shoe 1918-1940 |
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Giant of Rotterdam 7' 9", 460 pounds
1926 - 1959 |
Henry Hite, claimed 8' 2" actual height 7' 6-3/4"; 1915-
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Leonid Stadnik, 8' 4"
440 pounds 1971 - |
giant Nazi
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Clifford Thompson
"Count Olaf" 8' 6"; 1906- |
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Traits
often found in giants are 6-fingered hands, double sets of teeth
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Drawing of
male giant mummy found in Utah |
Drawing of
female giant mummy found in Utah |
Copper
seals of giants
found in Utah |
9' giant in
Utah grave
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giant in
Afghanistan with US soldier
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Small meets
tall
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28' tomb of
10' giant
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GIANTS DEPICTED in ART |
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Ivory
carving showing African giant
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Ivory
carving showing African giant
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Drawing of
male giant mummy found in Utah |
Drawing of
female giant mummy found in Utah |
pendant
depicting giant
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