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French prisoners of war, some in drag, in a performance of "Les maris de Léontine" at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

La troupe de Senne-civil "Les Maris de Léontine" comédie en 3 actes d'A. Capus

Download the full-sized image of French prisoners of war, some in drag, in a performance of "Les maris de Léontine" at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

French civil prisoners of war at Senne camp, performing 'Les maris de Léontine' written in 1900 by Alfred Capus, a typical salon piece (or 'drawing room comedy') of the type popular in this period

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

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Item Information:

Identifier
5h73pw33q
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1918
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Prisoners of war
World War, 1914-1918
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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