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Female impersonators posing with a touring car, 1905

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 190

Scope and Contents

Postcard showing nine men posing in front of an open touring car on an estate with trees and buildings in the background. The man at the center is dressed as a grand society woman in a travel outfit including a heavy coat, flowered hat, fur muff and pocketbook. The men surrounding her are dressed in various costumes, including one likely as a chauffer, one as a butler with feather duster, one with a crêpe-de-chine false beard, and others in worker's coats and caps.

Dates

  • 1905

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French

Extent

380 items. (380 items.)

Physical Description

Divided verso.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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