Wedding Photo: Couple Unknown

Photograph

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Wedding Photo: Couple Unknown

Entry/Object ID

2021.1808.01

Tags

War Brides, War History, Second World War, Capreol, Ontario

Description

Wedding photograph with the couple unknown. The bride and groom are in the middle and there is a maid of honor (left of bride) and best man (right of groom). The bride is in a floor-length wedding dress with a veil, the groom is in a Canadian army uniform. Bride and groom are both smiling. The maid of honor is also in a floor length dress and is wearing a hat with flowers, the best man is in a suit. Both smiling.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Photocopy

Aspect Ratio

1:1

Subject

War Brides

Subject Place

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Context

This photograph was used in the museum's remembrance day display. The woman in this photo is likely a war bride.

Collection

War History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1946

Time Period

20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32572

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Color

Black, White

Location

Location

Shelf

Capreol History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 15, 2022

Notes

In a folder titled "War Brides"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Feb 15, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

photograph paper, ink

Notes

The item is likely a reproduction

Provenance

Provenance Detail

War History

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 4, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 15, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 15, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 20, 2022