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A young woman posing as if diving, wearing a revealing bathing costume and socks, in front of a backdrop painted to represent the seaside in a photographic studio. Photograph by Hana Studios, ca.1899/1908.

Date
1899-1908
Reference
539783i
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Description

The same model is also seen in the same costume in 539781i and 539782i

Publication/Creation

London ([22 Bedford Street, Strand]) : Hana Studios Ltd.

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Contributors

Lettering note

The studio details are in a stamp embossed in the lower right-hand corner

Reference

Wellcome Library no. 539783i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.

Notes

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

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Languages

  • English

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