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Photographs: PH1518
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)
Dimensions
height: 13.5cm
width: 8.7cm
width: 8.7cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / ROTARY PHOTO / B.136-5." (printed on front)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Hand-coloured bromide photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character. She wears a pink hat with green ribbon, long beaded necklace, pale pink top with brown fur trim, head is turned to the left, and she looks into the distance.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss M. Pinder[?], Draper, Dukes Brow, Blackburn, Lancashire. Sent from Helen, Windermere, postmarked 1 Oct 1918.
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.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss M. Pinder[?], Draper, Dukes Brow, Blackburn, Lancashire. Sent from Helen, Windermere, postmarked 1 Oct 1918.
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.
