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Freak shows ephemera. Box 3.

[Leaflet advertising an exhibition of the mummified corpse of Julia Pastrana at the Burlington Gallery, 191 Piccadilly, London (1862?)].

Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)

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Hypertrichosis lanuginosa (various types)

Oxford medical publications

Inherited abnormalities of the skin and its appendages / by E.A. Cockayne.

vii, 288 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 22 cm

The hair and scalp : a clinical study (with a chapter on hirsuties) / by Agnes Savill.

[Leaflet advertising bearded lady, Mlle. Melaque from Constantinople, appearing at the Champ de Foire (Paris)].

[Illustrated handbill advertising appearances by Madame Polonawsky, the Bearded Lady (Albert Palace, 15 February 1886)].

<p>Postcard showing bearded lady Madame Delait with her St. Bernard dog standing against a wall covered in creeper. She is wearing a long dress with frills below the knee and lace borders, a bonnet and is carrying a parasol in her right hand. The message on this card is dated 10 February 1918 and mentions World War 1 in the Vosges. The postal cancellation mark while unclear appears to be her own personal one - Mme. Delait / Thaon-les-Vosges and the date in a circle. The card would have been sold as a souvenir (exigez le cachet de Mme Delait) at her café, 'La Femme à Barbe', in Thaon-les-Vosges. She worked for the Red Cross during World War 1 (this is mentioned in the message written on the reverse of the card) and went on an international tour in 1928 meeting royalty and heads of state.</p>

Thaon-les-Vosges

Freak shows ephemera. Box 1.

1 sheet : illustrations, portrait ; 14 cm.

Madame Delait en promenade avec son chien.

<p>Postcard showing bearded lady, Hede. She (assuming it was a woman and not a man with long hair in a dress) is wearing a  dark dress, heart-shaped locket and has a ribbon in her hair. It was posted in Munich in October 1916. The card would probably have been sold as a souvenir at places where she was exhibited as part of a circus, freak or variety show.</p>

Freak shows ephemera, box 1.

1 sheet : illustrations, portrait ; 14 cm

Gruss von Hede.

xi, 304 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 22 cm

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[Leaflet advertising an exhibition of the mummified corpse of Julia Pastrana at the Burlington Gallery, 191 Piccadilly, London (1862?)].

Hypertrichosis lanuginosa (various types)

Inherited abnormalities of the skin and its appendages / by E.A. Cockayne.

The hair and scalp : a clinical study (with a chapter on hirsuties) / by Agnes Savill.

[Leaflet advertising bearded lady, Mlle. Melaque from Constantinople, appearing at the Champ de Foire (Paris)].

[Illustrated handbill advertising appearances by Madame Polonawsky, the Bearded Lady (Albert Palace, 15 February 1886)].

Madame Delait en promenade avec son chien.

Gruss von Hede.

The hair and scalp : a clinical study (with a chapter on hirsuites) / by Agnes Savill.

Cases of ichthyosis L. and hirsuties / by William Pickells.

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[Leaflet advertising an exhibition of the mummified corpse of Julia Pastrana at the Burlington Gallery, 191 Piccadilly, London (1862?)].

Hypertrichosis lanuginosa (various types)

Inherited abnormalities of the skin and its appendages / by E.A. Cockayne.

The hair and scalp : a clinical study (with a chapter on hirsuties) / by Agnes Savill.

[Leaflet advertising bearded lady, Mlle. Melaque from Constantinople, appearing at the Champ de Foire (Paris)].

[Illustrated handbill advertising appearances by Madame Polonawsky, the Bearded Lady (Albert Palace, 15 February 1886)].

Madame Delait en promenade avec son chien.

Gruss von Hede.

The hair and scalp : a clinical study (with a chapter on hirsuites) / by Agnes Savill.

Cases of ichthyosis L. and hirsuties / by William Pickells.

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