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Duck! Here comes an aeroplane, Skyscraper focus had to be used by the astonished photographer, who found himself faced with this young giant. Said to (...)
Duck! Here comes an aeroplane, Skyscraper focus had to be used by the astonished photographer, who found himself faced with this young giant. Said to (...)

Duck! Here comes an aeroplane, Skyscraper focus had to be used by the astonished photographer, who found himself faced with this young giant. Said to (...)

Date9/30/1937
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Original Toronto Star caption: Duck! Here comes an aeroplane; Skyscraper focus had to be used by the astonished photographer; who found himself faced with this young giant. Said to be the tallest man on earth; 19-year-old still-growing Robert Wadlow from Illionois; now eight feet seven inches tall; makes his five-foot-elevan father; beside him; look like a miniature. His father; who is also his business manager; has to reach up to put his hand in his son's pocket. The tall boy paid Windsor a visit yesterday; after causing a sensation among customs officials; who nearly had to call on the fire department for an aerial ladder to aid in questioning him.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008811F
Hair raising
3/10/1982