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An actor, in drag, called "Aunt Sammy", in an inset portrait. Photographic postcard, ca. 1905.

Good wishes from aunt Sammy

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

Amateur drag in a circular-cropped portrait. 'Sammy' has put on a Victorian black bonnet and cape, and grins for the camera. 'Aunt' Sammy is a reference to 'Charley's Aunt', eponymous heroine of the popular farce of this period by Brandon Thomas

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Item Information:

Identifier
r207tp692
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1905
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Aunts
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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