Height Collection

Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924
Photograph showing Colonel Edward Felix Norton (1884-1954) climbing Everest, at a height of about 28, 000 feet, 1924. This photograph was taken by Theodore Howard Somervell (1890-1975)

Leon Trotsky / Iln 1920
LEON TROTSKY or LEV DAVIDOVICH BRONSTEIN Russian Communist leader in 1920, at the height of his popularity as the Peoples Commissar for War

Metropolitan Police recruitment poster
A Metropolitan Police recruitment poster, asking for ex-servicemen to apply. There are several hundred vacancies to fill

British Royal Navy recruitment poster, WW1
A British Royal Navy recruitment poster for seamen, aged 19 to 30, to enlist for the duration of the First World War. No previous experience necessary. Date: circa 1915

The Senate Group of Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees on the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park, California, USA

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on a plant, sunbathing

Rhos-On-Sea Lido
A lively scene at the lido at Rhos-on-Sea, north Wales, packed with holidaymakers at the height of the summer season

Ireland, County Fermanagh, Cuilcagh Mountain Park, Legnabrocky Trail to summit of Cuilcagh Mountain

The Cocktail Girl! By Alfred Leete
A surreal illustration of a lady made from cocktail paraphernalia, showing her leisurely smoking a cigarette. The illustration is evocative of the 1920s when cocktails

Inter-City 125
15th May 1978: The Scotsman, the high speed, Inter-City 125 train, gliding out of Londons Kings Cross station, on its way to Edinburgh

Boots The Chemist
October 1916: The exterior of Boots the Chemist shop in a British high street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Trevithicks Railway
Richard Trevithicks London Railway and Locomotive at Euston Square, run as an entertainment before the potential of his new high pressure steam engine became fully realised

Marriage of Greville Worthington and Diana Duncombe
A very tall groom, Mr William Greville Worthington (1903 - 1942) with his considerably shorter bride, Miss Mary Diana Duncombe (1905 - 1943) after their wedding at St

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - Completed
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - pictured shortly after construction had finished. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd

Girls dancing a sevillana beneath colourful lanterns, Feria de Abril (April Fair), Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Kings Cross station, London, Great Northern Railway. View of tracks 6 to 10, with several passenger carriages in view. There is a height gauge over the centre track

Ben Lomond, Ben Lomond National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

The Beech Hedge, Meikleour near Blairgowrie. Planted in 1745, the hedge stands some 37 metres tall at its highest point and runs for almost 180 metres in length

Athens / Agora Reconstruct
Reconstruction of the AGORA (main square) of Athens at the height of its glory

Radio Station Tower at Tuckerton, NJ
Radio Station Tower at Tuckerton, New Jersey - 850 feet high Date: circa 1920s

Chicago Board of Trade Building and Observatory, USA Date: circa 1940s

Matterhorn from Riffelsee at dawn, Zermatt, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Volcano Osorno and Lake Lanquihue (Llanquihue), Chile, South America

Wineglass Bay, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Thaneller from Plansee at dawn, Tyrol (Tirol), Austria, Europe

GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine
The ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder

Vaino Myllyrinne the worlds tallest man whos height is recorded at 8 feet 3 inches is seen here attending the wedding of Pat Collins in Birmingham. 13th July 1939

The most famous buildings of the world 1885
Comparative heights of famous buildings in 1885, including 1. Porcelain Tower, Nankin China. 2. St. Georges Hall Liverpool. 3. Tomb of Thedoric, Ravenna. 4. Chichester Cathedral. 5

In The Height Of Fashion. Grangetown, Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Wall Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica), Majorca, Spain, Europe

Arecibo message and decoded key C016 / 6817
Arecibo message and decoded key. Diagram showing the binary transmission (left) known as the Arecibo message, with the message decoded and labelled at centre and right

Firefighters climbing wheeled escape ladders
Firefighters demonstrating various lengths of wheeled escape ladders

Cafe De Paris
A fun and glamorous New Years Eve party at the elegant Cafe de Paris in London with the gaiety at its height

Christmas in Australia
Australians celebrate Christmas at the height of summer with a picnic

First Aerial Photo
The first aerial photograph showing the Place de l Etoile, Paris, taken by Nadar in 1858 from an altitude of 520 meters in a tethered balloon. (Photo by Nadar/Getty Images)

East Midtown Skyline
Aerial view from the East River looking west of the East Midtown Manhattan skyline, New York, New York, 1950s or 1960s. Prominant structures include the United Nations Headquarters (right)

Garnerins balloon and parachute

Giant Machnow at Taylors Depository, Pimlico, London. Feodor Machnow, (Fyodor Makhnov) was born in 1878 at the village of Kostyuks in the Ukraine

A group of gauchos riding horses, with the Cuernos del Paine (Horns of Paine) mountains behind, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Firemen Hosing 1940
Firemen using hoses on the inferno at Eastcheap, London EC, at the height of the Blitz

Liverpool dock basin, England
Two men relaxing by the dock basin, Liverpool, England. circa 2013

Dubai - Burj Khalifa, the highest building in the world, United Arab Emirates

Mount Kolss, Sunlight Effect, 1895 (oil on canvas)
988639 Mount Kolss, Sunlight Effect, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 65x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Kolss, Sunlight Effect; Le Mont Kolss, Effet de Soleil)

Measuring Substitutes for the Army of Reserve, 1815. 1815. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Measuring Substitutes for the Army of Reserve, 1815

Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actors
Caricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)

Dog, boxer, brown, portrait

View of the Church of St Olaf - Tallinn, Estonia (Reval). The building was actually the tallest structure in the world for 76 years between 1549 and 1625

The Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

Lake Lucerne with Pilatus mountain, Switzerland
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Pilatus mountain in the background (height of 2132 metres). Date: circa 1940

Paper chasing / W H Robinson
In post war Britain, permanent features such as Trafalgar Square should be enlisted as sports centers, allowing paper chasers to compete

Tatler winter fashions, by Gordon Conway
Fashion illustration by Gordon Conway of a soft woollen suit worn with green kasha scarf and gloves. The second outfit, a red coat made of soft suede, worn with a matching scarf and waistcoat

A German Zeppelins observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain

Clan Menzies
Clan FORBES an 18th century gentleman dressed in the height of fashion

Strasbourg Balloon Trip
The aeronautic experience of Adorne who flew over Strasbourg, France, at a height of 80 feet. He and his companion wave as they pass over the city

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Lookout view from Shirley Heights over Admiral Nelson's Dockyards, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Date: 20/01/2009

Where theres a will, theres a way: short man standing on a pile of books to kiss a much taller woman (colour litho)
5999970 Where theres a will, theres a way: short man standing on a pile of books to kiss a much taller woman (colour litho) by English School

Giant saguaro cactus (Cereus giganteus), Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona

Front view of flight 41, Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 29

Matrushka - St Nicholas and the recipients of his gifts
Matrushka Doll illustration with St Nicholas as the largest figure and the recipients of his Christmas gifts - a slowly diminishing (in size!) group of children Date: circa 1920s

Bystander - Flying Number 1937
Front cover from the Bystander - Flying Number

Thames / Ascot Sunday 1914
The Thames at Maidenhead is jammed with boats of all kinds on Ascot Sunday at the height of the Season - a fashionable event for all levels of society

A women walker looking towards Harter Fell in the Lake district above the cloud
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook, Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Volcano Villarrica, Villarrica National Park, Curarrehue, Chile, South America

Size of Argentavis magnificens compared to a human figure
An approximation of the size of Argentavis magnificens (" magnificent Argentine bird", or more literally " magnificent silver bird")

Tajinaste rojo (Echium wildpretii), Teide National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Canary Islands. Endemic

The Long and the Short of It
Jan Van Albert (Lofty), the tallest man in the world at 9ft 5in, with his brother-in-law Seppetoni, who is only 2ft 6in in London in 1939

Working on a chimney JLP01_08_060724
ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY. Construction workers suspended in harnesses working on the surface of a chimney stack at the South Eastern Gas Boards (SEGAS) Power Station on the Isle of Grain

Girl looking at the Seven Sisters Cliffs in the early morning with Belle Tout lighthouse on the background, Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom

English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972 (msn SH1697), of No. 98 Squadron, at RAF Watton. A crew chief / specialist is giving the crew a last chance briefing before they complete their

Up and Down
Tal Paz-Fridman

Hotel de Ville de Boulogne Billancourt (Hauts de Seine). Architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948), 1931-1934
TED4652794 Hotel de Ville de Boulogne Billancourt (Hauts de Seine). Architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948), 1931-1934. Built of weapon concrete

Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon, Paris 8th arrondissement
TED4595345 Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon, Paris 8th arrondissement. by Courtonne, Jean (1671-1739) & Mazin, jean Antoine (1679-1740); (add.info.: Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon)

Conseil d'Etat in Paris, Palais Royal, Paris (photo)
TED4604628 Conseil d'Etat in Paris, Palais Royal, Paris (photo) by Lemercier, Jacques (c.1585-1654); (add.info.: in 1st arrondissement); Photo © Collection Artedia

The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium), by Josef Hoffman, 1999 (photo)
TED4667514 The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium), by Josef Hoffman, 1999 (photo) by Hoffman, Josef (1831-1904); (add.info.: The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium)

Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919)
TED4640249 Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919). Photography 10/10/99

Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919)
TED4640230 Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919). Photography 10/10/99

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo)
TED4603444 The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo) by Percier, Charles (1764-1838) & Fontaine, Pierre (1762-1853); (add.info)

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659576 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659557 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659533 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo)
TED4615468 Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo) by Hittorff, Jacques Ignace (1792-1867); (add.info.: Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th)

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4759051 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

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"Reaching New Heights: From Leon Trotsky's Revolutionary Aspirations to Colonel Norton Conquering Everest" In 1920, the towering figure of Leon Trotsky symbolized the height of revolutionary fervor as he led the Bolshevik movement in Russia. Meanwhile, at a breathtaking altitude of 28, 000 feet on Mount Everest in 1924, Colonel Norton defied gravity and pushed human limits to reach unprecedented heights. During World War I, a British Royal Navy recruitment poster urged young men to rise above their fears and join the ranks for a chance to soar to new heights of honor and bravery. Similarly, a Metropolitan Police recruitment poster called upon individuals with ambition and determination to scale great heights in service of their community. Nature too has its own way of embracing height. A Red Admiral butterfly basking on a sunlit plant showcases how even creatures find solace and beauty when they elevate themselves towards warmth and light. Boots The Chemist became synonymous with quality healthcare products that elevated people's well-being by providing them with remedies that helped them stand tall against ailments. The marriage between Greville Worthington and Diana Duncombe epitomized love reaching new heights as two souls embarked on an eternal journey together from that day forward. In Ireland's County Fermanagh lies Cuilcagh Mountain Park where adventurers embark on the Legnabrocky Trail leading them up towards the summit. Here nature lovers can experience awe-inspiring views from great heights while reconnecting with Mother Earth. Trevithick's Railway revolutionized transportation by introducing steam locomotives that propelled humanity into an era where distances were conquered at remarkable speeds never before imagined possible - truly raising society's expectations for what was achievable through innovation. Kings Cross station in London served as both gateway and departure point for countless travelers embarking on journeys that would take them far beyond their comfort zones - physically elevating themselves towards new horizons filled with opportunities and adventures.