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POPSAdolf Hitler Artworks A sample of a number of original Adolf Hitler artworks, most dating from 1908-1913 during his Vienna years prior to World War I. Postal size, miniatures, and larger format paintings are shown and described in detail.
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POPSMass Photography With an 11x14-inch view camera and little more, Arthur Mole staged some incredible mass photography. His subjects were iconic national symbols around the time of WWI. Mole utilized thousands of military troops and other groups to form these bird's-eye view spectacles. You can view his entire collection online at the Library of Congress website. Follow link: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/p?pp/app,grabill,lomax,pan,wtc,ils,vv,gottscho,detr,bbcards,prok,nclc,fsa:@FILREJ(@FIELD(CALL+@od1(LOT%205357))+@FIELD(COLLID+coll))::SortBy=DOCID
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POPSTwo The World's ...est Men Together Bao Xishun (born 1951) is a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, China. Bao was formerly recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living man. Measured at 2.361 metres (7 ft 8.95 in) tall at the Chifeng City Hospital, Bao Xishun has no growth disorder like gigantism. Bao suffers from rheumatism, although this has been attributed to his childhood habit of sleeping outdoors, rather than a height-linked disorder. He Pingping (b. 1988) is a Chinese man who is under consideration to be recognized as the world's shortest man. He is currently applying to the Guinness World Records. The 19-year old measures 73 cm (2 ft 4 in) high, and is the third child to a family in northern China's Region. He has 2 sisters, both of which developed at normal rates and are now married. At birth he was as small as a palm. When it became apparent the child was growing very slowly, doctors diagnosed it as the bone deformity Osteogenesis Imperfecta.