Ern and Chick, two actors, Chick in drag, pose in summer attire. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.

Date:
[1918?]
Reference:
2043267i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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view Ern and Chick, two actors, Chick in drag, pose in summer attire. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.

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Credit

Ern and Chick, two actors, Chick in drag, pose in summer attire. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

One actor is in drag, seated on some steps, while the other holds a hat and kneels with one leg on the steps.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1918?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm

Lettering

Sincerely yours Ern & Chick

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Chick's drag consists of a fashionable (ca. 1918) calf-length frock gathered at the hip, and with beading at the waist."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043267i

Where to find it

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

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