Three sailors from H.M.S. Natal sitting together: one is in uniform, the other two are wearing pseudo-Oriental costumes. Photographic postcard by T.E. Lonnergan, 191-.

  • Lonnergan, Thomas Edward, approximately 1878-
Date:
[between 1910 and 1915?]
Reference:
2059505i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Three sailors from H.M.S. Natal sitting together: one is in uniform, the other two are wearing pseudo-Oriental costumes. Photographic postcard by T.E. Lonnergan, 191-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

Leeds (Woodsley Rd.) : Lonnergan, [between 1910 and 1915?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.6 x 13.5 cm

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This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A poignant photograph of three sailors from HMS Natal. This armoured cruiser exploded and sank in Scotland in 1915 with great loss of life. Two of the sailors are wearing Ali-Baba-type costumes with drooping moustaches, probably supplied by the photographer".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2059505i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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