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Credit
Four African men competing in a walking race. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Four African men competing in a walking race.
- Date:
- [ca. 1904]
- Reference:
- 2045940i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced July 2023: Four African men with numbered cards hanging from their necks: a slave auction (?). Process print, ca. 1904.
Description
Photograph of four men walking in a line wearing dark fabric loincloths and numbered cards hanging around their necks. Another postcard version of the same image refers to the craze as a 'walking craze', suggesting the image may be showing a group of men competing in a walking race, as related to pedestrianism.
Publication/Creation
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [ca. 1904]
Physical description
1 postcard : process print ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Our latest craze
Notes
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: " 'The slave auction' remains a popular and enduring fantasy with some gay men."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2045940i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Unlabelled photograph album
Location Status Access Closed stores