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Sailors on H.M.S Dominion, one in bridal drag, conduct a mock wedding on Christmas Day. Photographic postcard, 1915.

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A mock wedding on board H.M.S. Dominion. The bride (in drag) and groom are being married by a man dressed as a teacher (wearing mortar board). They are surrounded by other male crew members. A Christmas party was yet another reason on board ship for at least one of the crew members to dress in drag. The holly and ivy wreaths suggest that they cannot have been too far from home

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

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Identifier
8049g5346
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1915
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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