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Max Jenss, in drag. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Max Jenss in seinen verschiedenen Imitationen.

Download the full-sized image of Max Jenss, in drag. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

Max Jenss was a popular music-hall female impersonator in Europe in the 1900s. As can be seen here, he made an extremely convincing woman. Photographed against a well painted stormy sky backdrop

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Item Information:

Identifier
9g54xh98g
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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