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From our own holdings, a photograph of The Dumbells while on tour in London in 1918, including two members of the troupe -- Ross Hamilton and Allan Murray -- dressed in drag.
![A black-and-white studio portrait of 16 members of The Dumbells troupe, taken while on tour in London, showing two troupe members in drag. [Dalhousie University Archives, PC2 (Waldren Studios Photograph Collection), Box 260, Folder 10]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:slvyok6xucq2neh2zknfh4yf/bafkreih6hbq2bi7ukwitc4dojmhh4xdshmc2tdhkwgsv7owux3yav2ae44@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From our own holdings, a photograph of The Dumbells while on tour in London in 1918, including two members of the troupe -- Ross Hamilton and Allan Murray -- dressed in drag.