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A man in drag wears make-up and is holding flowers, posing for his portrait. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.

To Claude. Very sincerely, Jack.

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Wearing a delicate dress and is looking straight at the viewer, 'Jack' is beautifully made up and posed, in an oval vignette on a card dedicated to 'Claude'. A professionally printed and produced card with layout on the verso indicating European manufacture. From the make-up and pose 'Jack' may have been a semi-professional performer

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

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Item Information:

Identifier
qr46r1128
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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