Two men, one in drag, sit together on a bench. Photographic postcard, 190-.

Date:
[between 1900 and 1901?]
Reference:
2043447i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two men, one in drag, sit together on a bench. Photographic postcard, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The man in drag is holding a parasol and wears elaborate costume, sitting next to the other man, who is dressed in smart summer attire.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1901?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.7 x 13.9 cm

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Real photo postcard depicts a couple in summer dress before an elaborate painted drop. The drag character is dressed in the short full skirts, showy jewellery and high plumed hat of the type popularised by the Cockney music hall star Marie Lloyd, in her ‘coster girl’ characters . Before her death in 1922 , Miss Lloyd had become perhaps the best known and best loved star of the British Music Hall stage, and she was a frequent candidate for burlesque. The card has an interesting postal history. Late usage (1957) , and used [as] an exchange card by a member of a prototype postcard collecting club ‘PC World’."
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Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043447i

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

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