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Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: Jan. 1, 1937 Topics: Female impersonators Description: The group pose together wearing matching white summer attire and the men also have straw hats. Harry Gold (born Patrick Ricks; 1866-1946) started a troupe of entertainers in Margate as early as 190... -
Terry Bartlett in drag. Photographic postcard, 1938.
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Bartlett and Ross in drag pose in profile, with matching hair and make-up. Photographic postcard, 1937/1938.
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A man in drag singing. Photographic postcard, 193-.
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Billie Manders in character. Photographic postcard by J.A. Harding, 193-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1930 to 1939? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Billie Manders wearing a black dress and raising the sides of his skirt. He was a popular Rhyl-based female impersonator: he and his troupe 'The Quaintesques' were concert party entertainers from t... -
Actors, some in drag, pose at a "French" concert party. Photographic postcard, 1942.
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Two young boys in single beds applying make-up and perfume to themselves. Colour process print after Rob-Vel, 193-.
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Jimmy Slater in drag. Photographic postcard, 1945.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: Jan. 1, 1945 Topics: Female impersonators Description: He is wearing a delicately patterned dress, has styled blonde hair and is smiling at the viewer. Jimmy Slater (1896-1996) enjoyed one of the longest and most successful careers as a drag artist, en... -
German actors, some in drag, gather on stage at a party. Photographic postcard, 1930-45.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1930? to 1945? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The actors, playing a variety of characters, are drinking and in conversation on stage, with lanterns hanging from the layered stage ceiling. A German amateur theatrical (presumably military) group... -
Terry Gardener in drag. Photograph, 1946.
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George Harris in drag as a young woman. Photograph, 1946.
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Louis Hayden in drag. Process print, 1946.
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Bert O'Dare in drag, performing on stage. Photographic postcard, 1946.
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Ronnie Stewart in drag for 'Soldiers in skirts'. Photograph, 1947.
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Bert Ward in drag as a glamorous woman. Photographic postcard, 1947.
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Tommie Rose in drag. Photograph, 1948.
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Wilfred Watson in drag. Photographic postcard.
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An actor in drag, posing in a studio. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.
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Men in drag pose outside dressed in summer attire. Photograph, 194-.
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An actor in drag, performing on stage at the Windmill Theatre. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.
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An actor in drag, performing on stage. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.
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An actor in drag, posing for a portrait. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.
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An actor in drag, posing for a portrait. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1940 to 1949? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Apparently dressed as a comic working-class woman, he wears a long skirt and a coat, and holds a (dog-shaped?) bag on stage. The bag has polka dots which match his top -
An actor in drag, posing for a portrait. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.
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An actor in drag. Photograph, 194-.