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Credit
Albert Letine in drag. Postcard, ca. 1907. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Albert Letine in drag. Postcard, ca. 1907.
- Date:
- [1907?]
- Reference:
- 2064301i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Description
Photograph of Albert Letine dressed as a French showgirl.
Publication/Creation
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [1907?]
Physical description
1 photograph : print ; 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Albert Letine
Albert Letine, 1907 (written on recto)
Notes
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Letine is dressed as a French soubrette or showgirl, and may indeed be French or Belgian. The'Entente Cordiale' between Britain and France reached a height in 1908 with the opening of the enormously successful Franco-British Exhibition, and many French theatrical performers enjoyed a surge popularity in London."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2064301i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'
Location Status Access Closed stores