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British airforce servicemen performing a sketch, striking an animated pose. Photograph, 1918.

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A British concert party somewhere in the Middle East towards the end of World War I. Men in drag performing 'The giddy Pasha', with a fabric backdrop. The Pasha and his wives have joined forces with one of the cats from the sketch 'Picnic on Highgate Hill'. Two servicemen wearing uniforms of the RAF are assisting: the RAF played an important part in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

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

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Identifier
gb19f6043
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1918
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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