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Images

  • Willie Manders in drag and in men's attire. Photographic postcard, 1914.
  • "The Hassans" in character, performing on stage. Photograph, 192-.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage with several assistants, selling their wares to a small audience in Rome. Etching by W. Unger after D. Helmbreker.
  • "Derkas ?", dressed in drag, on stage. Photographic postcard, 1928.
  • Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.
  • Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine vendor, dressed in theatrical costume while selling his wares, assisted by another costumed person and a monkey. Engraving by I.R. Cruikshank after a Delft plate by B.S., 1750.
  • Billie Manders and members of the Quaintesques. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Billie Manders in character. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.
  • "The Gay Sparks" in conversation. Photographic postcard, 1929.
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Works

  • view "Derkas ?", dressed in drag, on stage. Photographic postcard, 1928.
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    "Derkas ?", dressed in drag, on stage. Photographic postcard, 1928.

    | Date: 1928 | Reference: 2045006i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection. Photographs.
  • view Willie Manders in drag and in men's attire. Photographic postcard, 1914.
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    Willie Manders in drag and in men's attire. Photographic postcard, 1914.

    | Date: [1914?] | Reference: 2044942i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection. Photographs.
  • view Billie Manders. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.
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    Billie Manders. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.

    | Date: [between 1918 and 1920?] | Reference: 2044951i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection. Photographs.
  • view A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.
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    A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.

    | Reference: 44048i
  • view Notice sur Jacques de Falaise, ses habitudes, sa nourriture, et les moyens qu'il emploie pour conserver sa santé / [Anon].
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    Notice sur Jacques de Falaise, ses habitudes, sa nourriture, et les moyens qu'il emploie pour conserver sa santé / [Anon].

    | Date: 1820
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