British prisoners of war in cowboy and cowgirl costumes posing at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.

Aus dem Gefangenenlager Cottbus. Engl. Gefangene als Cow-boys

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A man in cowgirl costume poses with a man in cowboy costume in front of a sparsely painted backdrop. Commercially produced Western films from Hollywood enjoyed great popularity in Europe from 1911 onwards, and in William S. Hart had their first true cowboy star. The man's costume in this photograph is reminiscent of many worn by Hart, incuding his signature leather cuffs. The cowgirl is particularly pretty, and makes a convincing lady

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

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Identifier: p5547r634
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: 1910 to 1919?
Genre: Photographs
Prints
Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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