A young Belgian cavalry officer holding a baton and gloves. Photographic postcard, 193-.

Date:
[between 1930 and 1939?]
Reference:
2059589i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A young Belgian cavalry officer holding a baton and gloves. Photographic postcard, 193-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Bourg-Léopold, Leopoldsburg, Belgium] (Rue de la Station, 30) : Photo-Lux, [between 1930 and 1939?]

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1 photographic postcard ; 14 x 9.1 cm

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This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A young Belgian cavalry officer, photographed against a photographer's studio backdrop, possibly on graduation from military academy. Jodhpurs and riding boots with spurs as worn here were, and are, considered fetish objects; in a military context such as this denoting power and dominance".

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Wellcome Collection 2059589i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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