The Hirsute Kostroma People from the Primeval Forests of Central Russia, 1874. 'The First of Their Kind ever seen in England'. Poster advertising an attraction at the Lyric Hall, Great Portland Street, London. A man and boy (Adrian and Feodor) both of whom suffered from extreme hypertrichosis of the face, were exhibited at a freakshow or as part of a variety night.
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The Hirsute Kostroma People from the Primeval Forests of Central Russia, 1874. 'The First of Their Kind ever seen in England'. Poster advertising an attraction at the Lyric Hall, Great Portland Street, London. A man and boy (Adrian and Feodor) both of whom suffered from extreme hypertrichosis of the face, were exhibited at a freakshow or as part of a variety night.

Date

1874

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A13_343

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,8Mo (2,6Mo) / 31,0cm x 43,4cm / 3666 x 5126 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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