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1914
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Russian prisoners of war in smart attire performing a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: One of the actors is in drag, hugging a seated gentleman, as another man leans to the right of the chair. The performers are wearing good quality costumes; the drag costume on the left is well-cut,... -
Russian prisoners of war performing a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus, with flower-bed prop. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Russian soldiers in drag, posing very close together, in front of a plain background. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The actors are dressed in a variety of fabrics and pose almost like a human-pyramid. Most unusual Russian-published photograph of five men in stylish drag, World War I period. Military concert part... -
Sailors, one in drag, performing "The Rivals". Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Sailors posing as a couple, one in drag, as they embrace through a window. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Sailors, some in drag, performing a scene on stage. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Sailors, some in drag, posing for a group portrait within a highly-detailed stage set. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Subjects in the uniform of Royal Navy ABSs (Able Seamen) pose with actors in costume including four drag characters, in a 'domestic' setting. Unlocated, World War I period. The actors pose together... -
Sailors, some in drag, stand on stage performing a scene. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Sailors with men in drag outside a building. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Servicemen performing a play, in front of the stage. Photographic postcard. 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Three of the performers are in drag, one is in military dress. There is a man on the stage in the background, the Union Jack is to the left and a variant of the Japanese flag to the right. . Some o... -
Six sailors, one in drag, pose for a group portrait on the deck of H.M.S. St. George. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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Soldiers, one in drag, performing in a concert party as "The Bow Bells"; posing for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Harold Chapman of the Bow Bells and his Pierrot chorus. Several pierrots surround the man in drag, kneeling either side; the man in drag is reading a note and has long pigtails. They were members o... -
Soldiers, one in drag, performing in the concert party for Mesopotamia, posing around a piano. Photographic postcard by Hana Studios, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The men appear dressed as clowns except for the man in drag. They are members of the 'Personality' concert party, 'the official concert party for Mesopotamia', wearing costumes closely based on Pe... -
Soldiers, one in drag, with a donkey and cart, posing on the grass in front of trees. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The men are standing in a line behind the two characters in the cart. A charming and unusual outdoor scene, with members of an unidentified concert party behind the lines in France, World War I, dr... -
Soldiers, some in drag, performing in the concert party "The Goods". Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Two characters at the centre of the stage are fighting over something, surrounded by other actors. The company "The Goods" was attached to the 58th (London) Division in France. The concert party fo...