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The bride and her father

1980; printed 2007

Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, 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.

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a bride and her father. The bride is looking at the camera as she holds her shoes in her right hand and her bouquet in the left. Her father is looking at her from a distance. He is wearing a suit and tie and is holding a piece of fabric. A woman in a sleeveless dress and a man in suit are standing behind the bride. A portion of the Union Baptist Church is visible in the background. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2014.310.58

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