Two men, one in drag, dressed as bride and groom. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043444i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two men, one in drag, dressed as bride and groom. Photographic postcard, 191-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The couple stand looking quite stiff, in front of stone steps that lead to a door.

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 9.0 x 13.8 cm

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Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Real photo postcard of a spoof wedding. The ‘bride’ wears a patterned silk dress with large sleeves, typical of the mid 1890s. One of a set of three cards depicting an unidentified amateur theatrical production circa 1910 [see Wellcome Library nos. 2043445i and 2043449i] ."
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Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043444i

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

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