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British prisoners of war performing at a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.

Kriegsgef. Lager Cottbus-Engl. Theater

Download the full-sized image of British prisoners of war performing at a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.

Two men in drag wearing sailor outfits, sit on the lap of a man, in front of a painted backdrop. The man dressed as a pretty cowgirl in another photograph (Wellcome Library no. 2043291i) is here dressed as a girl in a sailor suit. Together with a similarly dressed 'lady' she is seated on the lap of a comic policeman. A scene from the same production as shown in Wellcome Library no. 2043791i

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

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Item Information:

Identifier
cj82k7548
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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