Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Wedding portrait of couple
1948 - 1970s
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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 metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.137.9.11
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