A sailor called William Mills in drag and in naval uniform. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043387i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A sailor called William Mills in drag and in naval uniform. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Unusual World War I period photograph showing Able Seaman William Mills in and out of costume as Lady Poppam. The image of William Mills in drag appears to have been cutout and placed on a pencil-rendered background, an oval vignette of him in naval uniform inset in the top left corner.

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Yours sincerely Wm. Mills. Wm. Mills as Lady [Poppam? word indistinct]

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043387i

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Where to find it

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

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