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Russian soldiers in drag, posing very close together, in front of a plain background. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Download the full-sized image of Russian soldiers in drag, posing very close together, in front of a plain background. Photographic postcard, 191-.

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 parties involving drag were an international phenomenon

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

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Identifier
tt44pn13w
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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