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Polytrichia, Julia Pastrana
Photo from Russian physician Nikolai Mansurov’s Klinicheskiĭ sbornik po dermatologīi
Chanson. Julia Pastrana quitte l'Angleterre
Pastrana is seated in a carriage driven by one man with two men standing in back of her. Rather than horses, three men pull the carriage and two additional men seem to be emerging from the smoke of a chimney. Pastrana wears a red dress and hat and is…
A Literary Curiosity
Column about publications in 1854 and 1855 with implicit critique of texts written by Americans. Rumors that Julia Pastrana is writing an autobiography that includes details about her father's rough behavior.
"Impressions of the United States and Canada by a Russian Lady, To the Editor of the Herald"
"Sisinka" describes her travels, including details (in the last paragraph) about seeing Julia Pastrana perform in Toronto
[Man courts Pastrana], Lithograph
Pastrana courted possibly by Englishman Roger Burke.
OCLC, WorldCat summary: "Bearded woman on left holding a flower stands facing a very tall man with gigantic stomach on right; between them a smaller image of the man balances on a scale with a…
OCLC, WorldCat summary: "Bearded woman on left holding a flower stands facing a very tall man with gigantic stomach on right; between them a smaller image of the man balances on a scale with a…
[Untitled]
Poem narrated from the perspective of Pastrana who is pregnant with her child. She has a dream about her fate after her death and seeks reassurance from her husband.
Broadside, London 1857
Broadside includes an image (woodcut) of Pastrana and details about her performances. Red and blue on white background.
Eigenes Foto einer Originallithographie
Pastrana in dance pose
Замечательные из женихов девицы Юлии Пастрана
Pastrana courted, possibly in Russia
Passport Applications
In one letter, Lent asks how he and "a naturalized citizen" can obtain a passport. In a second letter, Theodore and Samuel E. Lent take an oath about the true identities of Theodore and "his ward," Julia Pastrana