English Quaker giant and giantess, Elizabeth
English Quaker giant and giantess, Elizabeth Simpson and Robert Hales, were exhibited at Barnums American Museum, New York, 1849. The prints legend reads: The giant is 8 feet high and weighs 508 pounds! The giantess is nearly 8 feet high and weighs 337 pounds! The married couple is surrounded by normal sized people
Picture No
13125290
Media ID
45374783
Size
2334px x 3000px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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