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Credit
British servicemen performing a sketch. Photograph, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
British servicemen performing a sketch. Photograph, 191-.
- Date:
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Reference:
- 2043071i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Description
The men are performing a tableau entitled 'Highgate Hill' (according to inscription on verso), the majority in drag. This photograph was taken during a British concert party somewhere in the Middle East towards the end of World War I and is one in a series of seven photographs: Wellcome Library nos. 2043067i, 2043068i, 2043069i, 2043070i, 2043071i, 2043072i, 2043074i.
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard : albumen print ; 8.7 x 14.0 cm
Contributors
Notes
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A large group of performers are posed in front of a leafy landscape backdrop wearing a variety of costumes including plush ‘cat’ suits, and a Robin Hood. The drag costumes are those of ragged gypsy dancers. A uniformed private in uniform of unidentified regiment stand to right just in shot partially behind the backdrop."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
One in a series of seven photographs: Wellcome Library nos. 2043067i, 2043068i, 2043069i, 2043070i, 2043071i, 2043072i, 2043074i
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2043071i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag
Location Status Access Closed stores