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Two soldiers embracing on a bale of hay, one in drag. Photographic postcard, 191-.

The camp darling

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A soldier in drag is gazing into the eyes of the other, the former is dubbed "The camp darling". Army Post office cancellation for 1912. A concert party scene with a Colour sergeant from the 12th Hussars embracing a man in drag on a bale of hay. The caption "The camp darling" may contain an unintentional double entendre

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

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Identifier
9593tv433
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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