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<p>The man is wearing a bridal gown, with long curly hair and sits beside a small table</p>

Victorian album

The James Gardiner Collection.

James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.

1 photograph : albumen print ; 5.4 x 8.6 cm

Ernest Boulton in drag. Photograph by London Stereoscopic Company, ca. 1871.

Two men in drag sitting in conversation. Photograph, 1855/1860.

A man in drag holding a broom. Photograph, 1862.

A man in drag resting against a chair. Photograph, 187-.

A man in drag wearing an elaborate dress and feathered hat.

Two men, one in drag, posing as a performing couple. Photograph, 189-.

Two men, one in drag, posing as a couple. Photograph, 189-.

Two men, one in drag, posing with comic expressions. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag posing in bridal costume next to Centurion-style props. Photograph, 189-.

Two men, one in drag, posing in disagreement. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag posing with hands on chest.

Three men, one in drag, acting out a scene. Photograph, 189-.

An man in drag posing side-on. Photograph, 1862.

A man in drag posing in historical costume. Photograph, 189-.

Two men in drag posing in the act of dressing. Photograph, 189-.

Two men, one in drag, acting out a scene. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag, seated, wearing dark clothing and a black hat. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag standing side-on. Photograph, 189-.

Two men, one in drag, sitting opposite each other.

Two men, one in drag, sitting next to each other. Photograph, 189-.

Two people in theatrical costume side by side, in front of a painted backrop.

A man in drag posing side-on. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag with the expression of being deep in thought. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag poses with leaves in his styled hair. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag poses with his arms crossed, wearing a ballerina costume. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag poses wearing an elaborate dress. Coloured photograph, 189-.

A man in drag poses side-on. Photograph, 189-.

A man in drag poses with a bonnet, basket and broom. Photograph, 189-.

Francis Cowley Burnand, in drag, poses wearing a large pink dress with flowers in his hair. Photograph, ca. 1855.

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A man in drag dressed as a bride.

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