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An amateur actor in drag holds up his impressive folded dress to one side. Photographic postcard, 191-.

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The man in drag is posing with his right leg side-on as he holds up his dress. Amateur theatrical performer Mr. Vic Thorne, at Hyde, Cheshire, photographed in front of a painted drop at the studio of S. Searle. He wears a short full sunray pleated skirt and blouse and is in a dance pose.

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

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Identifier
3x816m90v
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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