Bear Woman! Bear Woman!
Pastrana sings and dances in connection with a display of wax figures
Pastrana sings and dances in connection with a display of wax figures in Philadelphia. Brief description of appearance and performance. This represents her last performances in the United States.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Genealogy Bank
1857-05-15
IsVersionOf Philadelphia Inquirer
pdf
English
Newspaper advertisement
The Bear Woman
Pastrana performs in New Orleans
Pastrana performs in New Orleans. Great "sensation" and much curiosity about her.
Times-Picayune
Genealogy Bank
1855-02-11
IsVersionOf Times-Picayune
pdf
English
Opate Indian
Performance in Springfield, IL
Performance in Springfield, IL includes image by Stevens not seen in other ads
Illinois Journal
Genealogy Bank
1855-05-04
IsVersionOf Illinois Journal
pdf
English
Newspaper advertisement
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Kroll's Establishment
Pastrana in Berlin
Account of Pastrana including summary of pamphlet, "The Singular History . . ." Critical of origin story the pamphlet presents. Description of Pastrana's body and her performance, including the detail that she plays the guitar.
Berlinische Nachriten
Staats Bibliothek (Berlin)
1857-11-05
IsVersionOf Berlinische Nachriten
pdf
German
Newspaper artile
Lagnasbrichten
Negative description of Pastrana
Negative description of Pastrana who was performing at the Kroll's Establishment in Berlin.
Kronstädter Zeitung
Zefys
1857-11-14
IsVersionOf Kronstädter Zeitung
pdf
German
Newspaper article
Lyrics from The Singular History of Julia Pastrana
Lyrics given in promotional pamphlet
At the end of a 30 page promotional pamphlet, lyrics are given for different songs Pastrana sang when she performed. The songs include: "The Last Rose of Summer, " "Napolitaine," "Who'll Have Me," and "Miss Julia's Own"
Moore and Sir John Stephenson, Alexander Lee, G. A. Hodson, John Blackman and G.F. Taylor
The Singular History of Julia Pastrana, otherwise known as the nondescript: Pronounced by eminent physicians and naturalists to be the most extraordinary specimen of nature ever yet seen.
C. Housefield, General Printer, 3 Litchfield Street, Soho, 1857.
1857
Colombia University, Butler Library, Rare Books.
pdf
English
Pamphlet
<a href="https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/5566419">Link</a>
Julia Pastrana
Profile, Julia Pastrana
Profile, Julia Pastrana
Popular Science Monthly
Wikimedia Commons
1873-74
Public Domain
jpg
English
Image
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V04_D467_Julia_Pastrana.jpg">Link</a>
Julia Pastrana, a bearded lady, embalmed.
Pastrana's embalmed body
Pastrana's embalmed body on display in a glass box at 191 Piccadilly in London. Her son's body is also represented.
The Penny Illustrated Paper.
Wellcome Library
Wikimedia Commons
1862
jpg
English
Image
<a href="http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1173249%20Source/Photographer">Link</a><br />Library reference: ICV No 7473 <br />Photo number: V0007255 <br /><br />
The Bear Woman
Pastrana's Marriage
Added details about marriage include that Lent and his brother "attended to the details of the exhibition."
National Police Gazette
Genealogy Bank
1856-01-26
IsVersionOf National Police Gazette
pdf
English
Newspaper Article
p. 1, column 6
[untitled]
Pastrana to appear in Cleveland, Ohio.
Pastrana to appear in Cleveland, Ohio. Excerpts from promotional materials include description of Opate Indians and Pastrana's past in Mexico. Claim that Pastrana was mistreated. Beach started as her manager in February 1855 in New Orleans.
Plain Dealer
Genealogy Bank
1855-07-18
IsVersionOf Plain Dealer
pdf
English
Newspaper advertisement
9.93, p. 3