"Queenie", a young man in drag. Photograph by Deardens Studios, 1921.

Date:
1921
Reference:
2045025i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

"Queenie", a young man in drag. Photograph by Deardens Studios, 1921. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Publication/Creation

Blackpool (4B Church Street) : Deardens Studios, 1921.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.3 x 8.4 cm

Lettering

To Dolly yours lovingly Queenie 1921 Lettering written in black ink on recto

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "'Queenie' looks sweet but a bit tragic in an over-ambitious draped chiffon outfit that was beyond the skills of her dressmaker. Typical of working–class boys dressing up for fun, this costume was possibly part of a stock held by the photographers Deardens at their Blackpool studio for just such a clientele."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045025i

Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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