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  • Willie Manders in drag and in men's attire. Photographic postcard, 1914.
  • "The Hassans" in character, performing on stage. Photograph, 192-.
  • "Dare Derek", a light comedy artist. Process print, 1922.
  • 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-.
  • Ralph Mellor, dressed in smart attire. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 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.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 19--.
  • "The Gay Sparks" in conversation. Photographic postcard, 1929.
  • An old man with a wooden leg, probably a former soldier, marches with a shouldered broomstick to the drum beaten by a child behind him. Lithograph by T. Farlow after R. Farrier.
  • Leopoldo Fregoli in several inset portraits.
  • 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, in drag. Process print, 192-.
  • Billie Manders. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.
  • A snake charmer with three snakes and attendant. Gouache drawing.
  • Reg Stone, in drag, wearing a fur coat. Process print, 1927.
  • Leopoldo Fregoli in several inset portraits.
  • Billie Manders, in drag. Process print, 192-.
  • A man exhibiting a counting horse with an unidentified object underneath. Engraving, 1785.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage at a bustling fair. Engraving by J. Moyreau, 1743, after P. Wouwerman.
  • "The Gay Sparks" in conversation. Photographic postcard, 1929.
  • Two men entertain the deaf and dumb in sign language at the Freemason's Tavern. Wood engraving.
  • A contortionist wearing a frog costume, in several poses. Process print, 190-.
  • A theatrical performance of a tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a patient, accompanied by a zany. Etching.
  • Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
  • Willie Manders and Frank A. Terry, in character; posing back to back. Photographic postcard, 192-.