Actors, some in drag, pose for a group portrait, in front of a large wooden doorway. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043878i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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view Actors, some in drag, pose for a group portrait, in front of a large wooden doorway. Photographic postcard, 191-.

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Actors, some in drag, pose for a group portrait, in front of a large wooden doorway. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The actors are dressed in a variety of costumes as they sit and stand in rows facing the viewer. Probably a touring company of professional actors, ca. 1918-1920. A couple of them may be men in drag, but not certainly. They are accompanied by two men in scout's uniforms. Unidentified (British) location

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm

Lettering

"Can you beat this"

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043878i

Where to find it

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

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