One lark the teens of yesteryear would occasional indulge in was cross-dressing for fun. While usually reserved for Halloween and other parties, that wasn’t always the case.
Click an image to open it in Flickr. Many persons in the pictures are identified.
Friends of the Kuntz/Koontz boys, having switched outer clothing.
Just the boys…
The Sensow family were LaPorte relatives of the Kuntzes.
Another shot, in the original color.
Unknown girl dressed as boy in Hans-Nufer Family Collection.
The same girl with two boys dressed as girls.
Of course, it wasn’t always a lark. The art of “female impersonation” was a respected comedy device, as when a well-known Hoosier actor came to town to stage a performance with the help of local talent. Alas, no photographs of Vonna FitzGerald in male or female attire seem to have survived.
But the newspaper man sometimes cast a queer eye on such shenanigans….
Historic Bremen 
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