An actor in drag, known as "Gertie", poses mid-movement in a white dress. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043503i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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An actor in drag, known as "Gertie", poses mid-movement in a white dress. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The performer has styled hair and is wearing white shoes as he looks directly at the viewer.

Publication/Creation

Cöln [Köln] (Schilderg. 81) : Max Arnecke, [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.4 x 13.2 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Yours always the same. Gertie of the Temple Belles

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "[A member of] ‘The Temple Belles’ Concert party in France, World War I. Cannot find which unit this troupe was attached to, but ‘Gertie’ was obviously one of it’s stars, from her professional looking drag and demeanour, and the way in which this souvenir sepia tinted real photo has been signed and inscribed."
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Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043503i

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Where to find it

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

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