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Gardiner, James

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Images from the collections

Images by Gardiner, James

2,129 images from works
  • A man holding a trumpet, with flowers, celebrating Saint Cecilia's day. Coloured photographic postcard, 1931.
  • Harold Chapman in drag poses with Mark Leslie dressed as a Golliwog, in an act for the Bow Bells. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • George Coutts in drag. Photographic postcard, 194-.
  • British airforce servicemen performing a sketch, striking an animated pose. Photograph, 1918.
  • British servicemen in drag acting out a cooking class. Photograph, 191-.
  • Hermes. Photographic postcard after E. Herter, 193-.
  • Albert Letine in drag. Postcard, ca. 1907.
  • George Hackenschmidt, a wrestler. Process print, 190-.
  • A 'gay' dog. Photographic postcard, ca. 1911.
  • Oscar Wilde. Process print, ca. 1910.

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1,432 works

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    An man in drag as "Gertie" wearing a checked coat. Photographic postcard, 1916.

    | Date: [1916?] | Reference: 2043328i
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    Soldiers, one in drag, performing in the concert party for Mesopotamia, posing around a piano. Photographic postcard by Hana Studios, 191-.

    | Date: [between 1910 and 1919?] | Reference: 2043781i
    • Pictures

    Photograph of a woman dressed in a cowboy costume.

    | Date: [between 1850 and 1920?] | Reference: 3305582i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Photograph of three Maasai men in three-quarters profile.

    | Date: [between 1950 and 1959?] | Reference: 2045938i
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    A man in drag, wearing a large hat and veil, posing in a garden.

    | Date: [between 1910 and 1919?] | Reference: 2044782i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.

Frequent collaborators

Tharan, Paul.
Lehnert & Landrock
John Williams
John Williams

Related topics

Female impersonators
Gender nonconformity
Male nude in art
Actors
Entertainers
Gay erotic photography
Wrestlers
Merchant mariners
Photography of men

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