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Julia Pastrana, a bearded lady, embalmed. Wood engraving, 1862.
Wellcome Collection

Julia Pastrana, a bearded lady, embalmed. Wood engraving, 1862.

1862

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Miss Julia Pastrana, the embalmed nondescript, exhibiting at 191 Piccadilly.

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