Billie Manders in character. Photographic postcard, 192-.
- Date:
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Reference:
- 2060749i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Description
Billie Manders in profile to left. He was a popular Rhyl-based female impersonator: he and his troupe 'The Quaintesques' were concert party entertainers from the early 1920's right up to World War II. Billie was a performer from a very early age, a a pioneer of 'glamour drag', presenting a less exaggerated female appearance.
Publication/Creation
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1920 and 1929?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Mr. Billie Manders.
Lettering printed in black on bottom recto
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2060749i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'
Location Status Access Closed storesNote