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Two young boys in single beds applying make-up and perfume to themselves. Colour process print after Rob-Vel, 193-.

Imitons les jeune filles. Rob-Vel

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Part of James Gardiner Collection: Romantic fantasy and comic postcards, and photographs on gender and masculinity.

A joke about gender stereotyping. The ironic message seems to be 'Boys, you're never too young to start wearing perfume and make-up' (James Gardiner)

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Item Information:

Identifier
hd76s031v
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
1930 to 1939?
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 print : process print, printed in colours ;
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