Digital Transgender Archive
British prisoners of war in smart attire performing a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 1916-1917.
English theatre Cottbus
One actor is in drag, holding a baby, as two other men face the camera. The beach tableau shows a family relaxing on the sands with mother, father, boy wearing an Eton collar and a mortar-board; 'Mummy' even holding a baby. The backdrop is a beautifully painted English seaside scene, complete with pier and bathing machine
Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.
Item Actions
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- https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b20432641
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- df65v8067
- Collection
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James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
- Institution
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Wellcome Library
- Date Issued
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1916? to 1917?
- Genre
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Photographs
Prints
- Topic(s)
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Female impersonators
Seaside resorts
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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1 photograph : photoprint ;
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Copyright undetermined
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