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An actor in drag, posing for a portrait. Photograph by Mme Yvonne, 194-.

Yvonne A.R.P.S. London

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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

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

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Item Information:

Identifier
12579s49d
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
1940 to 1949?
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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Copyright undetermined
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