Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.

Date:
1937
Reference:
2045167i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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view Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.

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Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of a group of men and women posing together in a pyramid-shaped composition wearing matching white clothes, the men also wearing naval caps. One man in the centre is wearing a beaded jacket, dress, beaded jewellery and headband.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1937.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.9 x 13.6 cm

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"Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers" 1937

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Harry Gold (born Patrick Ricks) (1866-1946) started a troupe of entertainers in Margate as early as 1903. With many changes of cast Gold's Entertainers were a fixture of this popular Thanet resort right up until the outbreak of war in 1939. The catalogued photograph shows them almost at the end of their long run. Unidentified figure in drag seated centre."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

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Wellcome Collection 2045167i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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