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A performer in drag poses on stage wearing a head garment with sprawling feathers. Photographic postcard, 191-.

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The man in drag faces the viewer, wearing a thinly-layered dress while holding a flowery prop, in front of a well-painted backdrop. An unidentified drag performer, World War I period. Highly professional-looking costume and make-up, and a beautifully painted backdrop. Probably French and, if not a professional performer, someone with some experience of cross-dressing

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

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Identifier
12579s51f
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
1910 to 1919?
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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