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[The newlyweds and witnesses] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts a woman in a wedding dress and a man in a suit with two women and two men standing behind them. The bride has an adorned veil on her head and is holding a flower bouquet; the groom has a ribbon pinned to the lapel of his jacket. The women standing behind them are wearing winter coats and kerchiefs. According to the photo’s owner, it was taken in 1947 Karczew near Otwock on a wedding day ; 1947, Karczew near Otwock ; 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 ; woman ; man ; wedding ; newlyweds ; marriage ; family ; social bonds ; fashion ; clothing ; Karczew, Otwock district, mazowieckie voivodeship (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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