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Langfier, Louis Saul, approximately 1870-1925

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Images from the collections

Images by Langfier, Louis Saul, approximately 1870-1925

22 images from works
  • Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag and another actor perform a scene in Trilby. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor, dressed in smart attire. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag and another actor perform a scene in Trilby. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag and another actor perform a scene in Trilby. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 19--.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Mellor in drag and a young actress stand back-to-back on stage. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
  • Ralph Meller (or Mellor), in street clothes. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.
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Works from the collections

11 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    Ralph Mellor in drag and another actor perform a scene in Trilby. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929] | Reference: 2045138i
    Part of: James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.
    • Pictures
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    Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929?] | Reference: 2045150i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Ralph Mellor in drag. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929?] | Reference: 2045143i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    • Online

    Ralph Mellor, seated dressed in smart attire. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929] | Reference: 2045137i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Ralph Mellor in drag. Coloured photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929] | Reference: 2045139i
    Part of: James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.
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Frequent collaborators

Gardiner, James

Related topics

Mellor, Ralph.
Female impersonators
Gender nonconformity
Entertainers
Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. Trilby.

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