BetaThis search tool is in development. Find out more.
Find thousands of books, manuscripts, visual materials and unpublished archives from our collections, many of them with free online access.
Search for free, downloadable images taken from our library and museum collections, including paintings, illustrations, photos and more.
Pictures
Madame Delait, the bearded woman of Plombières, head and shoulders portrait. Photographic postcard by Scherr, 1923.
- Scherr, active 1923.
- Date
- [1923]
Available online
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
You can use this work for any purpose, including commercial uses, without restriction under copyright law. You should also provide attribution to the original work, source and licence.
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) terms and conditions https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Credit: Madame Delait, the bearded woman of Plombières, head and shoulders portrait. Photographic postcard by Scherr, 1923.
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Selected images from this work
About this work
Description
Madame Delait was proprietor, after the death of her husband in 1928, of the "Café de la femme au barbe" at Thaon-les-Vosges. She let her beard grow as the result of a bet. She became a celebrity and travelled to exhibit herself in England and Ireland. Many photographs and picture postcards of her were published
Publication/Creation
Épinal : Papeterie Boutellier, [1923]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Plombières (Vosges). - Madame Delait. Scherr photo Epinal
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 532371i
Type/Technique
Languages
- French
Where to find it
Permanent link
We’re improving the information on this page. Find out more.