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Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing glasses, a dark suit and a striped tie. There is a clip on the tie and a pocket square in the jacket. The bride, right, is wearing a long sleeve wedding gown, short veil, and a flower at her left shoulder. There is a three tiered wedding cake on the table in front of them surrounded by a circular floral arrangement and a candle to the right. The bride is feeding the groom cake. Behind the bride is a poster of letters.

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Catalog reference: 2012.137.9.11

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