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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"
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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- Collection
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James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
- Institution
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Wellcome Library
- Date Issued
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1914 to 1918?
- 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 print : process print ;
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Copyright undetermined
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