British soldiers, two in drag, pose for a group portrait, in front of a detailed backdrop. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2044087i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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British soldiers, two in drag, pose for a group portrait, in front of a detailed backdrop. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The men in drag are being embraced by uniformed men, whilst other men in British army uniforms pose in the background. A divisional concert party in France, World War I. Men from all the units deployed in the division would collaborate in these entertainments. Men in this scene are wearing the uniforms of at least three different regiments

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.9 x 13.8 cm

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Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044087i

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

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