Two British soldiers performing as clowns for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043262i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two British soldiers performing as clowns for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

One man is in drag as a female clown, seated on a swing, with the male clown standing behind. Both wear white geometric patterned costume.

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver print ; 8.2 x 13.2 cm

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "One of the many revues staged by some of the 1,500 or so members of the First Royal Naval Brigade, interned as prisoners of war in the camp outside Groningen, northern Netherlands, from 1914 to 1918, which they nicknamed HMS Timbertown. As they were not involved in any conflict and were housed in reasonable comfort with time on their hands, they were able to stage some very elaborate and professional theatrical revues which became famous back in the UK. Their performances included pastiches of many of the revues and musical comedies produced in England at this time. This is a very high quality gelatin silver print, indicative of the wide renown attached to this troupe."
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Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043262i

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

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