Two soldiers embrace in a field. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2059575i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two soldiers embrace in a field. Photographic postcard, 191-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[England?], [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard print in sepia ; 13.7 x 8.7 cm

Lettering

Two hearts that beat as one! Inscription on verso: Kent...rifles

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A Private and a Lance-Corporal from the East Kent Mounted Rifles. This photograph captioned 'Two hearts that beat as one' would seem to imply that not only were young working-class British men aware that homosexual love existed, but that they were sufficiently relaxed about it to pose for this spoof 'romantic' photograph".

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Wellcome Collection 2059575i

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