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Richard Owen's Examination of Maximo and Bartola

Richard Owen's notes on the physical examination of Maximo and Bartola

Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and
animals. By James W. Redfield... Illustrated by 330 engravingsJ

Physiognomy study comparing Maximo and Bartola to mice

An Account of two remarkable Indian Dwarves exhibited in Boston under the name of Aztec Children; The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, For April 1851

Medical report including scientific measurements of their bodies, temperament, etc. Also includes assessment by Dr. Warren and other doctors studying…

Buchanan's journal of man; The "Aztec Children"

Joseph Rhodes Buchunan's reflection on the Aztec Children as they performed in the U.S. during 1851

Exhibiting Degeneracy: The Aztec Children and the Ruins of Race

Account of Maximo and Bartola in the context of C19 racial formation in Victorian England