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Harry Smallwood and another man stand in a field, one in drag and the other wearing Turkish inspired costume. Photographic postcard, 1925-.
- Date
- 1925
- Reference
- 2043342i
- Part of
- James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.
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Description
Smallwood wears hastily put together drag and carries a mid-19th century carriage parasol. His partner wears a star and crescent on his hat
The two men represent "East meets West" according to an inscription by Harry (Smallwood, presumably). He may be one of the two men shown in the photograph (either the crossdresser or the Muslim). "A lesson given on the Sudan, by Mr Harry Smallwood, a former pupil of the Knighton Boys' School, who was then living in that country (June 1934)" (Colin P.F. Hughes, 'A history of schools in Radnorshire : the Knighton area', Radnorshire Society transactions, 1995, 65: p. 53)
Publication/Creation
Knighton [Powys?] : [publisher not identified], 1925.
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 8.7 x 13.9 cm
Lettering
Harry Smallwood
References note
Spotlight: a summer fête in Powys, Wellcome Library blog 9 June 2014
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2043342i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
The James Gardiner Collection
Location Access Closed storesNote
Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag
Location Status Access Closed stores