A French prisoner of war posing in drag at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.

  • Tharan, Paul
Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043278i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A French prisoner of war posing in drag 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

A man in drag poses standing by a table with a vase of flowers.

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.7 x 13.5 cm

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Lettering

Aus dem Gefangenenlager Cottbus. Französisches Theater.

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "[The drag is] in the high fashion of 1912: harem pants as influenced by the Russian Ballet and a wide brimmed feather trimmed hat. The elaborate salon backdrop is set directly on to the bare earth."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043278i

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

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