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Les Soeurs Mante de l'Opera

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Suzanne and Blanche Mante, lead dancers for the Opéra de Paris, enact a variation of an 18th-century galant scene with one dressed as a woman swooning onto the chest of the other dressed as a man. Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. Se renseigner à la poste”. Printed on verso: Two five-point stars followed by Série No 958. Hand-coloring includes gold highlights.

Item Information:

Identifier
x059c7639
Collection
Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
Institution
Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
Creator(s)
Boyer
Mante, Suzanne
Mante, Blanche
Date Created
circa 1907
Genre
Ephemera
Subject(s)
Blanche Mante
Suzanne Mante
Places
Île-de-France > Paris
Topic(s)
Male impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
13.9 x 8.9 (centimeters)
Language
French
Rights
No known copyright
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