An amateur actor in drag poses with an open parasol, in front of painted scenery. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043401i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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An amateur actor in drag poses with an open parasol, in front of painted scenery. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

For another photograph of the same event, see Wellcome Library no. 2043403i

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver print ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm

Contributors

Lettering

The French 'Carte Postale' lettering on the verso suggests the postcard may have originated in France or Belgium.

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Amateur drag behind the lines, early in WW1. Unidentified performer twirls a Japanese parasol and wears a charming plain and printed lawn summer outfit before a painted drop."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043401i

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Where to find it

  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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