A group of 'gay' dogs. Colour process print, 194-/195-.
- Date:
- [between 1940 and 1959?]
- Reference:
- 2059442i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
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About this work
Publication/Creation
Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. : "Colourpicture" Publication, [between 1940 and 1959?]
Physical description
1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 8.9 x 13.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
I'm out with a bunch of gay dogs here!
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "In the same genre as Wellcome Library no. 2059308i. The present work demonstrates that the word 'gay' as in homosexual was not current in American usage as late as the 1940s/1950s when the card was produced. Webster's dictionary defined the term 'gay dog ' as 'A man given to licentious self-indulgence' ".
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2059442i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores