An amateur actor in drag holds up his impressive folded dress to one side. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043459i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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An amateur actor in drag holds up his impressive folded dress to one side. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The man in drag is posing with his right leg side-on as he holds up his dress.

Publication/Creation

Hyde [Cheshire] (Market Place) : Searle, [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm

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Lettering

[lettering indistinct]

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Amateur theatrical performer Mr. Vic Thorne, at Hyde, Cheshire, photographed in front of a painted drop at the studio of S. Searle. Vic wears a short full sunray pleated skirt and blouse and is in a dance pose."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043459i

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

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