Two male wrestlers fighting on the floor. Photographic postcard, 19--.

Date:
[between 1900 and 1999?]
Reference:
2046847i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two male wrestlers fighting on the floor. Photographic postcard, 19--. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of two male wrestlers, one man on top of the other, pinning him down on a rug in front of a painted backdrop. The wrestler on top is wearing a pale garment, dark socks and shoes.

Publication/Creation

Middleton : Wood Street Studio, [between 1900 and 1999?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm

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Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "The martial arts enjoyed a great vogue in the early years of the twentieth century. The great exponent of 'Jiu-Jitsu', the Japanese Yokio Tani, visited England and appeared on the music hall stage in 1907. This photograph apparently of two men practising judo holds could easily admit another meaning: two partially undressed men entwined in an intimate pose on the floor."

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2046847i

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  • Unlabelled photograph album

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