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[A young couple in wedding clothes] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:This photo depicts a young woman and a man posing for a wedding photo. The woman is wearing a veil and a white dress and is holding a flower bouquet in her hands. The man is dressed in a suit and a white shirt and is holding a hat (a top hat?). According to the photo’s owner, it depicts a young couple on their wedding day: Gertruda and Emil (…) in Kokoszyce. The bride – a daughter of a part-time farmer / miner – is wearing a costly outfit ; 1936 July, Kokoszyce ; 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)
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; portrait ; woman ; man ; wedding ; marriage ; clothing ; fashion ; Kokoszyce (Wodzisław Śląski, Poland)
Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Resource Identifier: Source: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund
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