Albert Letine in drag. Postcard, ca. 1907.

Date:
[1907?]
Reference:
2064301i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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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

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

Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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