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Bert O'Dare in drag, performing on stage. Photographic postcard, 1946.

Bert O'Dare

Download the full-sized image of Bert O'Dare in drag, performing on stage. Photographic postcard, 1946.

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

He poses wearing a sleeveless dress, styled hair and holds a fur stole. A plain-backed postcard size 'fan photo': the item catalogued is ink-signed on the recto by Bert O'Dare. It shows him in costume for the revue 'We were in the Forces', two years after this show was first seen in 1944

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Item Information:

Identifier
qv33rw922
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1946
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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