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  • Leopoldo Fregoli in several inset portraits.
  • Siegmund Breitbart, a strongman, wearing a Roman helmet. Process print, 192-.
  • "The Hassans" in character, performing on stage. Photograph, 192-.
  • Billie Manders and members of the Quaintesques. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares in a village square with the assistance of a monkey. Pen drawing.
  • Andy Paterson in drag. Photographic postcard, 1921.
  • Three entertainers appear to stand on top of coloured roses with a pvc-clad woman and an open-mouthed DJ bottom right; includes two vertical strips of the numerous logos of associated organisations from l'Ambassade [top] to Actoria studio [bottom] with further logos arranged along the bottom and right [radio stations] and a list of DJ's performing; an advertisement for the Red Ribbon ball, a fund raising evening event in aid of "Sol en SI" [Solidarité Enfants SIDA] and the SIDA Info Service to commemorate World AIDS day on Saturday 29 November. Colour lithograph.
  • Billie Manders and members of the Quaintesques. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Billie Manders and members of the Quaintesques. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Billie Manders in drag; vignette portrait. Photographic postcard, 1929.
  • Fred Spencer smoking a pipe.
  • Page 32: a dancing girl with musicians performing. Watercolour drawing.
  • Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.
  • People watching Richardson's Travelling Theatre on stage. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1816.
  • Billie Manders and members of the Quaintesques. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Prize wrestlers. Gouache drawing.
  • A bustling country fair full of stalls of people selling their wares. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1788, after A. Ostade.
  • Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
  • James Graham and Gustavus Katterfelto in combat using electrotherapy machines as weapons. Etching, 1783.
  • A street entertainer holding his performing poodle on a leash. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • Ralph Mellor, seated dressed in smart attire. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor, seated dressed in smart attire. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Four performers known as "Madcaps" pose for a portrait in matching costumes.
  • Actors, one in drag, pose for a group portrait as "Cheerokee Minstrels". Photographic postcard by H..E. Howorth, 1904.
  • Billie Manders and members of the Quaintesques. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Billie Manders. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.
  • Leopoldo Fregoli in several inset portraits.
  • Members of Roy Cowl's "Queeries" pose for a group portrait in Llandudno. Photographic postcard, 1930.
  • Actors, one in drag, pose for a group portrait as "Cheerokee Minstrels". Photographic postcard by H..E. Howorth, 1904.
  • A strongman, seen from behind, wearing a fur loincloth. Photographic postcard by Hana Studios, 19--.