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Postcard of Gruss von Hede, 1916.
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Postcard of Gruss von Hede, 1916.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Postcard showing bearded lady, Gruss von Hede. 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.

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