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[The newlyweds] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts newlyweds posing for the camera in front of a building with a window. The woman is dressed in a long white dress trimmed with plants; she has a long tulle veil and flowers and ribbons pinned in her hair; she is holding a bunch of flowers in her hands. The man is dressed in a dark suit and a white shirt with a bow tie; he has a ribbon pinned to the lapel of his jacket and a white handkerchief in his breast pocket. Attention is drawn to the specific hairstyle – a large dense curl combed to the left. According to the photo's owner, it depicts the wedding of her grandmother's brother - Wincenty. The photo was taken in 1933 ; 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 ; newlyweds ; wedding ; wedding customs ; family bonds ; clothing ; fashion ; hairdo
Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: 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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