Germany -- Social life and customs.
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Postcards of German female impersonators
Collection
Identifier: 7636
Abstract
Sixty-two late-Wilhelmine male transvestite postcards portraying thirty individuals in their Damen-Imitator personas, including three images of "Gauze, Canadian Indian Soprano." Sixteen are signed or inscribed by the subjects, with references to gay cabarets in Berlin, Cologne, Kiel, and throughout the country. Five are addressed to Paul Shafer and one to Asta, female impersonators of the period, who are also pictured on some of the cards. One postcard depicts Man de Wirth in costume, circa...
Dates:
1900-1920