A drag pearly queen and her two kings pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043343i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A drag pearly queen and her two kings pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The pearly queens appear relaxed posing in front of a blank sheet.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver print ; 8.5 x 13.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

"Waiting for a moke" Moke is slang for a donkey.

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Unusual image of a drag Pearly Queen and her two Kings. Possibly WW1 concert party group, but if so subject matter is unusual."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043343i

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Where to find it

  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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