An amateur actor in drag, wearing a flapper dress and white footwear. Photographic postcard, 1925-1928.

Date:
[between 1925? and 1928?]
Reference:
2043405i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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An amateur actor in drag, wearing a flapper dress and white footwear. Photographic postcard, 1925-1928. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Mr. R. Morrell in drag standing on rough ground in an oval vignette.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1925? and 1928?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver print ; 8.8 x 13.6 cm

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Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Mr. R. Morrell poses in a short ‘flapper dress’at unidentified location, most likely an army camp. Note the long ear pendants and sautoir nercklace, which together with the short dress, date this to circa 1925-8."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043405i

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Where to find it

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

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