3-056-214 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

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.