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French prisoners of war, one in drag, performing a show at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

Download the full-sized image of French prisoners of war, one in drag, performing a show at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

In front of a very flowery backdrop, the fashionably dressed lady on the right is being chucked under the chin by a fellow performer dressed as the popular French comic singer Dranem

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Item Information:

Identifier
zc77sq338
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1918
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
World War, 1914-1918
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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