Wellcome uses cookies.

Read our policy
Wellcome Collection homepage
All
Stories
Images
Catalogue
Events
64 results
  • "The Gay Sparks" in conversation. Photographic postcard, 1929.
  • "The Gay Sparks" in conversation. Photographic postcard, 1929.
  • Amateur actors, one in drag, known as "The Bowbells"; posing for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Soldiers, one in drag, performing in the concert party for Mesopotamia, posing around a piano. Photographic postcard by Hana Studios, 191-.
  • Soldiers, one in drag, performing in the concert party for Mesopotamia, posing around a piano. Photographic postcard by Hana Studios, 191-.
  • Amateur actors, one in drag, known as "The Bowbells"; posing for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Actors, one in drag, performing on stage as "The Curios". Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.
  • Actors, one in drag, performing on stage as "The Curios". Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.
  • Characters on the set of a play. Photographic postcard. 191-.
  • Characters on the set of a play. Photographic postcard. 191-.
  • Three men performing a scene from a play. Photographic postcard. 191-.
  • Three men performing a scene from a play. Photographic postcard. 191-.
  • E. Leslie Lloyd in drag as a Pierrette. Photographic postcard, 1909.
  • E. Leslie Lloyd in drag as a Pierrette. Photographic postcard, 1909.
  • Five men dressed in theatrical costume including a bride and groom.
  • Five men dressed in theatrical costume including a bride and groom.
  • Presented by the makers of Carter's Little Liver Pills : Carter's Iron Pills for the blood, nerves and complexion.
  • Presented by the makers of Carter's Little Liver Pills : Carter's Iron Pills for the blood, nerves and complexion.
  • Amateur actors performing "Carry On". Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Amateur actors performing "Carry On". Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Sailors, some in drag, pose as three couples on the deck of a ship. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Sailors, some in drag, pose as three couples on the deck of a ship. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • Advert for an AIDS circus event by Abraco
  • King's Cross, London: the Great Dust-Heap, next to Battle Bridge and the Smallpox Hospital. Watercolour painting by E. H. Dixon, 1837.
  • King's Cross, London: the Great Dust-Heap, next to Battle Bridge and the Smallpox Hospital. Watercolour painting by E. H. Dixon, 1837.
  • King's Cross, London: the Great Dust-Heap, next to Battle Bridge and the Smallpox Hospital. Watercolour painting by E. H. Dixon, 1837.
  • "The Hassans" in character, performing on stage. Photograph, 192-.
  • "The Hassans" in character, performing on stage. Photograph, 192-.
  • A monster representing the miscegenated state of the theatre, combining tragedy, comedy, and pantomime. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1807, after "Sylvester Scrutiny".
  • Sailors in theatrical costume. Photographic postcard, 1919.