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An actor in drag, from "Jays concert party". Photographic postcard, 1918.

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

A French-published photograph showing a British serviceman in concert party drag, 'somewhere in France' during World War One. Text on verso identifies "Jays" concert party (unidentified unit).The costume consists of a well-made fashionable summer frock in lawn with ruffled skirt, a silk rose at the waist, a beret and matching accessories; all photographed against a backdrop of a grotto

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Item Information:

Identifier
p2676v777
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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