Thomas Longley, who weighed 593 pounds. Photograph, ca. 1880.

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[188?-?]
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554881i
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [188?-?]

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1 photograph : photoprint ; photograph 16 x 10 cm

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Thomas Longley of Dover, Kent. Born 1848. Weight 598 lbs. The heaviest British subject in the world. Measurement: height 6ft 3/4in; chest, 70 in.; waist, 85 in.; calf of leg, 26 in. Copyright. Lettering on printed label stuck to mount at foot of photograph

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Wellcome Collection 554881i

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