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Regent Street (London, England)

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Images about Regent Street (London, England)

13 images from works
  • The wonder of the sea! : The Gymnetrus Northumbricus, or sea-serpent, caught on the Northumbrian Coast, March 26th, 1849 ... is now exhibiting at the Cosmorama Rooms, 209 Regent Street.
  • Under the patronage of Her Majesty and the royal family : Gen. Tom Thumb : three levees daily at the Prince of Wales Bazaar, 209 Regent Street, near Conduit Street ... / Prince of Wales Bazaar.
  • Extraordinary exhibition : Cosmorama Rooms, 290, Regent Street : The greatest lady in the world! A rival to the celebrated Daniel Lambert. This phenomen is now exhibiting each day, from 11 1-2 till 5-and 7 till 9 o'clock : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or, 445 pounds ... / Cosmorama Rooms.
  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by the 6 month old John Baptist Dos Santos, born with 3 legs, 2 penises and 4 testicles in Portugal 1843 on display at no.56, Quadrant, Regent Street, London].
  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by A CHILD with two faces, four eyes, two mouths, two noses, two ears, and two chins born on 23 December 1827 on display at 107 Regent Street, London].
  • Now exhibiting : at the Cosmorama Rooms, No. 290, Regent Street : The Marquis of Liliput! Don Francisco Hidalgo 42 years old - 29 inches high the smallest "man" ever created! / Cosmorama Rooms.
  • Under the patronage of the Royal Family : now exhibiting at the Cosmorama, Regent St., Mrs. Eliz. Armitage, the most beautiful and extraordinary lady in Europe!!.
  • For a short time, the beautiful Spotted Girl ...
  • 251, Regent-St. nearly opposite the Argyll Rooms : to be seen daily, the beautiful Giraffe Spotted Girl ... Miss Fabian is most curiously spotted, equal to the giraffe ...
  • 251, Regent-St. nearly opposite the Argyll Rooms : to be seen daily, the beautiful Giraffe Spotted Girl ... Miss Fabian is most curiously spotted, equal to the giraffe ...
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    [Leaflet advertising appearances by the 6 month old John Baptist Dos Santos, born with 3 legs, 2 penises and 4 testicles in Portugal 1843 on display at no.56, Quadrant, Regent Street, London].

    | Date: [between 1843 and 1844?]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    251, Regent-St. nearly opposite the Argyll Rooms : to be seen daily, the beautiful Giraffe Spotted Girl ... Miss Fabian is most curiously spotted, equal to the giraffe ...

    | Date: [1830?]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    The wonder of the sea! : The Gymnetrus Northumbricus, or sea-serpent, caught on the Northumbrian Coast, March 26th, 1849 ... is now exhibiting at the Cosmorama Rooms, 209 Regent Street.

    | Date: [approximately 1850?]
    • Ephemera

    Naughty slaves deserves a spanking : off Regent Street.

    | Date: [1999]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Gen. Tom Thumb : three levees daily at the Regent Gallery, 69 and 71, Quadrant, Regent Street, near Air Street ... / Regent Gallery ; printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket, Westminster.

    | Date: [1857]
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Related topics

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Cosmorama Rooms (London, England)
Freak shows
Dwarfs (Persons)
Pigmentation Disorders
Fabian, Miss, 1827-

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