British prisoners of war performing at a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.

  • Tharan, Paul
Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043297i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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view British prisoners of war performing at a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.

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British prisoners of war performing at a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Two men in drag wearing sailor outfits, sit on the lap of a man, in front of a painted backdrop.

Publication/Creation

Cottbus : Paul Tharan. Lager-Photograph, [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 8.7 x 13.5 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Kriegsgef. Lager Cottbus-Engl. Theater

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Our pretty Cowgirl in (Wellcome Library no. 2043291i) is dressed as a girl in a sailor suit. Together with a similarly dressed ‘lady’ she is seated on the lap of a comic policeman."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

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Wellcome Collection 2043297i

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  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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