![The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever ~ Vintage Everyday The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever ~ Vintage Everyday](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ii-tQ7jOC_c/YBhg9iEdlbI/AAAAAAAD-4c/gzAoOtJqgoMaV3QEeAjqnTf2qdiktSoNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1019/the-giants-of-seville-18.jpg)
The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever ~ Vintage Everyday
![Martin Van Buren Bates was 7ft 7in tall and joined the 5th Kentucky Infantry in 1861. His ferocity in battle and imposing figure saw him quickly promoted to the rank of captain. Martin Van Buren Bates was 7ft 7in tall and joined the 5th Kentucky Infantry in 1861. His ferocity in battle and imposing figure saw him quickly promoted to the rank of captain.](https://i.redd.it/zh0n6q8l24881.jpg)
Martin Van Buren Bates was 7ft 7in tall and joined the 5th Kentucky Infantry in 1861. His ferocity in battle and imposing figure saw him quickly promoted to the rank of captain.
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PHOTOGRAPHS. Two cartes-de-visite photographs of Martin Van Buren Bates and Anna Swan, purchased fro
![WikiVictorian on Twitter: "He returned to Kentucky after the war. Before the war, his first occupation was as a schoolteacher. While the circus was on tour in Halifax, Canada, the 7-foot-11-inch-tall (2.41 WikiVictorian on Twitter: "He returned to Kentucky after the war. Before the war, his first occupation was as a schoolteacher. While the circus was on tour in Halifax, Canada, the 7-foot-11-inch-tall (2.41](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FToqCmPWUAIBPUY.jpg)