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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, entrepreneur and producer; primarily in the northern English holiday resorts. This photograph, dated 1945, was obviously a favourite of his, in use many years after the photograph was taken. Hair and make-up here are heavily influenced by the Hollywood star Jean Harlow, (the original 'platinum blonde') who died in 1937 (James Gardiner)
Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.
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- Identifier
- 0k225b309
- Collection
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James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
- Institution
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Wellcome Library
- Date Issued
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Jan. 1, 1945
- Genre
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Photographs
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- Topic(s)
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Female impersonators
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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1 photograph : photoprint ;
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Copyright undetermined
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