Willie Manders. Process print, 1913.

Date:
1913
Reference:
2044958i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Willie Manders. Process print, 1913. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

He poses in a tweed jacket in front of a dark background, The very young (but already professional) Billie Manders, out of drag, on a publicity postcard from Scarborough, 1913. Manders was a popular Rhyl-based female impersonator: he and his troupe 'The Quaintesques' were concert party entertainers from the early 1920's right up to World War II. Billie was a performer from a very early age and a a pioneer of 'glamour drag', presenting a less exaggerated female appearance.

Publication/Creation

Scarboro' (Bath Bldngs, Foreshore Road) : The Pictorial Photo Publishing Co., 1913.

Physical description

1 print : process print ; 13.7 x 8.9 cm

Lettering

To the "Queen of Sheba" Yours sincerely Willie Manders, 1913. Lettering written in black on the recto Further lettering written in black on the verso

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044958i

Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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