Billie Manders. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.

Date:
[between 1918 and 1920?]
Reference:
2044951i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work

Description

Billie Manders, out of drag, circa 1918-1920.; in profile. Manders was a popular Rhyl-based female impersonator: he and his troupe 'The Quaintesques' were concert party entertainers from the early 1920's right up to World War II. Billie was a performer from a very early age and a a pioneer of 'glamour drag', presenting a less exaggerated female appearance.

Publication/Creation

Halifax (Dunkirk Mills) : Lilywhite Ltd., [between 1918 and 1920?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 14 x 8.8 cm

Series

Contributors

Lettering

Billie Manders. Best wishes, Billie Manders Lettering printed and written in black on bottom recto

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044951i

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Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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