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American professor standing beside two massive guards of the personal retinue of the Maharaja of Kashmir, 1903 (infosec.pub)
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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Guy on the right looks to have gigantism. Notice he has a stick for a cane?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Left Guard looks like a tall guy on stilts.....

[–] youngalfred@lemmy.zip 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Wow he's really short

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 6 points 16 hours ago

Maybe he's the father of Toulouse-Lautrec.