A prisoner of war acting in an internment camp in Dülmen, performing in drag, wearing a white dress and a dark hat. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043425i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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A prisoner of war acting in an internment camp in Dülmen, performing in drag, wearing a white dress and a dark hat. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

A man in drag poses in front of a painted leafy background, holding a parasol (?) across his back.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Dülmen, Théâtre du camp. "Launay"

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Very high class drag at Dulmen Prison Camp. The subject ‘Launay’ is possibly a semi-professional [female impersonator], and wears a fine quality btiered summer dress, in the high style of circa 1911."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043425i

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

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