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Gus Garrick in character. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Best wishes from Gus Garrick

Download the full-sized image of Gus Garrick in character. Photographic postcard, 191-.

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

He has long pigtails and wears a white dress; a model bird is attached to his hatPrint catalogued is signed by the actor thus indicating his identity. Gus Garrick appeared at the Cambridge Theatre of Varieties in 1898, in Leeds in 1900, and in Sunderland in November 1914. He is portrayed in Walter Lambert's painting 'Popularity' at the Museum of London (190-)

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Identifier
q811kj92g
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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