British servicemen in drag acting out a cooking class. Photograph, 191-.

Date:
1910-1919
Reference:
2043068i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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British servicemen in drag acting out a cooking class. Photograph, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Men in drag behind a long table. with a large fabric backdrop. The actors are wearing mob caps and have their sleeves rolled up, representing a 'Cookery class' (according to inscription on verso). This photograph was taken during a British concert party somewhere in the Middle East towards the end of World War I and is one in a series of seven photographs: Wellcome Library nos. 2043067i, 2043068i, 2043069i, 2043070i, 2043071i, 2043072i, 2043074i.

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified],c[191-?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : albumen print ; 8.7 x 13.9 cm

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Wellcome Collection 2043068i

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

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