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An sailor poses in drag, wearing heavy fabric and a headband. Photographic postcard, ca. 1915-1916.

Gaby. H.M.S "Colossus"

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He stands, head tilted, in front of a white screen. A Royal Navy seaman attached to HMS Colossus, in a costume heavily influenced by the revue star Gaby Deslys, and entitled 'Gaby'. Mlle. Deslys was at the height of her fame in this period, appearing in numerous smash hit revues in London

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

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Identifier
mg74qm295
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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