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Robert Wadlow, world's tallest human, poses with his family in Alton on July 27, 1936. From left are: Eugene, 14, Mrs. Harold Wadlow, Harold Jr., 4, Betty, 12, Harold Wadlow, and Helen, 15.

Robert Wadlow stands by a car in Alton, Ill., on July 22, 1939, as he prepares to leave on a tour. His father accompanied him on promotional trips. (Courtesy photo) ...

Robert Wadlow was celebrating his 17th birthday in 1935. He stood 8 feet, 1.1 inches tall, and weighed about 370 pounds He had grown 3 inches in the previous year.

Robert Wadlow ’s 107th birthday was celebrated at the Old Bakery Beer Company with live music and the re-release of the brewery’s popular Gentle Giant Double IPA beer. The 8-foot, 11-inch-tall ...

You probably know that the world’s tallest man, as verified by Guinness World Records, was from Alton. Robert Wadlow was 8-feet-11-inches when he died, at just 22, in 1940.

Jessa Price, 7, plays on the life-size statue of Alton's Gentle Giant Robert Pershing Wadlow as her grandmother takes photos on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, in Alton.