Two Marines and a young sailor sitting together on board ship. Photographic postcard, 192-.

[between 1920 and 1929?]

1 photographic postcard ; 8.2 x 13.2 cm

Inscription on verso: Looks a bit queer amongst two big marines. Mickey is on the left. Note, white or rather grey socks.

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

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Two Marines and a young sailor on board an unidentified ship, ca. 1920s. The inscription on the verso "Looks a bit queer. Amongst two big marines ...", suggests that the general population was aware of homosexuality at the beginning of the twentieth century, although it was still a subject deemed too shocking to be mentioned in polite society and the press".

Wellcome Collection 2059532i