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Sailors, some in drag, posing for a group portrait within a highly-detailed stage set. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Subjects in the uniform of Royal Navy ABSs (Able Seamen) pose with actors in costume including four drag characters, in a 'domestic' setting. Unlocated, World War I period. The actors pose together, some are dressed as sailors, two men in drag are wearing white; the detail of the set gives the impression of a lived-in space
Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.
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- Collection
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James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
- Institution
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Wellcome Library
- Date Issued
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1910 to 1919?
- 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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