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Soldiers watching a revue. Postcard, ca. 1916, after J. Thiriar.

Au feu de la rampe. Par James Thiriar. Publiée au bénéfice de l'oeuvre "Asiles des Soldats Invalides Belges"

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Soldiers, as seen from behind the crowd, watch two soldiers in uniform and a third in drag perform a revue. To left, a brass band. The artwork shows a camp theatre behind the lines in Flanders in 1916. A typical drag concert is in progress. The impression catalogued was postally used within Belgium in 1921

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

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Item Information:

Identifier
8c97kq70w
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
1914 to 1918?
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 print : process print ;
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