[Newlyweds with wedding guests] [An iconographic document] (1922)
The photo depicts a young couple and wedding guests posing outdoors in a meadow. The bride is in a white dress and a veil with a handbag in her hand; the groom is in a suit with a rosette pinned to the lapel. According to its owner, the photo depicts a wedding of Mrs. Genowefa and Mr. Antoni (…)
The photo sent to the contest named “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly “Nowa Wieś” (New village). Copy of the photo kept at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute for the History of Material Culture)
Keywords: ethnography; material culture; social culture; woman; man; newlyweds; wedding; wedding party; wedding customs; family; social bonds; clothing