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Title

Gladys Cooper

Subject

Artist

Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)

Dimensions

height: 13.5cm
width: 8.8cm

Inscription/signature

"Gladys Cooper / ROTARY PHOTO / B.136-1." (printed on front)

Provenance

Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.

Other number

E0139

Black and white bromide photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character. She wears a hat, long beaded necklace, top with fur trim collar, head is turned to the right, and she looks into the distance.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss K. Taylor, Hollinghurst, Kingsway, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire. Postmarked 31 July 1925.

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
 
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