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Berlin, kla1857-0204.pdf
Satiric response to Pastrana's performance at the Kroll establishment in Berlin.

A 1857-11-05 (p.3), Volks Beitung (Der Curierte Meier).png
Advertisement for Pastrana's performance in Der Curirte Meyer, a play written by "Jacobson"

E 1857-11-08, Neue Preukische Zeitung, No. 262 p. 3, Der Curierte Meier.png
Der Curirte Meyer halted, but Pastrana can still perform on a smaller stage

C 1857-11-08, Neue Preukische Zeitung, No. 262 (p.4).png
Pastrana's performances after Der Curirte Meyer shut down by police.

Wikimedia, Julia_Pastrana Dancer.JPG
Pastrana in dance pose

Julia Interview Gartenlaube 1857.pdf
Description of physical appearance and interview with Pastrana.

Austria, ONB_mtk_18580511.pdf
Pastrana in Leipzig

Romania, ONB_kro_18571114.pdf
Pastrana's Appearance in Berlin

Leipzig.pdf
J.T.B. recounts what he sees in Leipzig, including the performances of Pastrana. Emphasis on the German fascination with the strangeness of her appearance (and other performers).
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