Douglas (actor) at The Garrick Theatre, Altrincham. Photographic postcard, 1942.

Date:
1942
Reference:
2060427i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Douglas (actor) at The Garrick Theatre, Altrincham. Photographic postcard, 1942. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

1942.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.8 x 8.7 cm

Lettering

To Phil a most brilliant pianist. Douglas

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "From the innuendo in the inscriptions it is clear that the three subjects of this set of photographs were (or were pretending to be) gay men conversing in a code that could be easly recognized by other gay men, and yet seem innocuous to a casual reader".
One of three photographs of young men, signed and dedicated to 'Phil', a pianist at the Altrincham Garrick Theatre, Manchester 1941/1943. The others are Wellcome Library nos. 2060426i and 2060428i

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2060427i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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