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Harry Vernon (?) Capell in drag as "Irene ?". Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.

Irene ?

Download the full-sized image of Harry Vernon (?) Capell in drag as "Irene ?". Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

Photographed in improvised drag, he wears a black and white low-cut dress and a large headdress trimmed with fur, circa 1918. Autograph text to verso of print catalogued identifies him as Harry Vernon (?) Capell, of 77 Shakespeare Road, Northampton. The pose and costume are similar to those of World War I concert party drag

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Item Information:

Identifier
9019s273j
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1918
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Topic(s)
Female impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 photograph : photoprint ;
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