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Photographs: PH1597
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.91-3." (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. Gladys wears a striped long-sleeved jacket over a white blouse, with a light-coloured floppy hat. Her right hand touches the hat's brim and she looks towards the camera.
The reverse has a Christmas message addressed to Miss M Pinder, postmarked with 24 Dec from Blackburn but no identifying date.
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. During the 1910s and Interwar period, postcards were a common, inexpensive and reliable form of sending messages. They were also kept as souvenirs and seen as collectible items.
The reverse has a Christmas message addressed to Miss M Pinder, postmarked with 24 Dec from Blackburn but no identifying date.
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. During the 1910s and Interwar period, postcards were a common, inexpensive and reliable form of sending messages. They were also kept as souvenirs and seen as collectible items.
