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Weddings

by Katie Rudolph on June 21, 2016

A collection of 19th- and 20th-century wedding photographs.

Photograph of the wedding of Faye Henry and Sergeant Ennis Hudson Jr. in Houston, Texas. Included in the picture from left to right are: Mrs. Lillian Jones Henry, Mr. Vern C. Henry, Faye and Ennis Hudson Jr., Mrs Orvee Jones Taylor, mother of Ennis Hudson from St. Louis, Missouri.

Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses with her husband, Tony Ramos and members of their wedding party in front of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 Ninth (9th) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a wedding dress with short sleeves and a full length skirt, she holds a bouquet. The groom holds her arm and wears a white coat, bow tie and dark pants. A woman in a coat, holds a bouquet and wears a veil on her head.

Photograph of Betty Jean Fontaine and Lawrence Borom on their wedding day at St. Marks Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, Ohio.

Studio portrait of the Edwardo Lopez and Ida Chavez Lopez wedding party, Denver, Colorado. They are identified (left to right) back row: unknown woman, Manuel Moya, Racheal Chavez Moya, and Tony Lopez. Front row: Edwardo Lopez and his bride Ida Chavez Lopez. Ida wears a silk and lace wedding gown a lace veil and holds a bouquet of roses. Edwardo wears a suit and has a boutonniére. Racheal Chavez Moya wears a hat.

Photograph of the wedding of Helen Mims Washington to Eugene Washington married at New U. S. Recreational Soldiers’ Center at 2563 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado on October, 7 1944.

Studio wedding portrait of María Oralia "Orie" Durán Trujillo of Denver, Colorado. She wears a long, silk wedding gown with a scoop neck, trimmed in lace, a veil trimmed in lace and holds a bouquet of flowers. María married Filbert G. Trujillo, sang in the Saint Cajetan's church Mariachi Alegre de San Cayetano, and directed the Southwest Hispanic Colonial Dancers.

Photograph of the Kinchelow Gash wedding at People's Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Pictured in photograph from left to right are: Bridesmaides Barbara Cannon, Marion Adams, Jane Matlock King, Maid of Honor Virigina Gash, Flower Girl Anita Quick, Reverend Hugh Mullings, Groom Lee Gash, Bride Thelma Kinchelow, Best Man Albert Miller, Groomsmen Richard ""Dickie"" King, Eugene Carter, Raymond Davis, Cannon Kinchelow.

Charles and Hazel Gates pose on steps of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado after their wedding. Her outfit includes a straw hat and a bouquet of flowers.

Portrait of brides, grooms, and a minister, probably in Denver, Colorado. The women hold flowers.

Bride Jonella Andrews and Groom Charles Johnson cut their cake after their wedding at the home of William and Leena Cotton at 2722 Fillmore Street in Denver, Colorado.

Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a husband and wife probably on their wedding day. She holds a bouquet and wears a dress with a bustle.

Studio wedding portrait of Mr. Isaac Watson Wallace and his bride Henrietta McHeffey Wallace; she wears a striped skirt, bodice, long jacket, flared cuffs, gloves, tulle headpiece, and carries a parasol.

Portrait of a wedding group, in Denver, Colorado. The women hold flower bouquets, the bride wears a long train with her dress.

A Ute man and woman pose for a wedding portrait in a studio, possibly photographer Joesph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The groom wears a top hat, and his hair is in braids. He holds a rifle propped in front of him. The bride wears a shawl around her shoulders covering a floral-print dress. She has a ring on the middle finger of her left hand. The couple stands in front of a bear skin rug lying on the ground.

Newlyweds Helen Bonfils and George Somnes pose outside of a home. Helen wears a corsage, hat and string of pearls. The pearls may have been a gift given to her by Mrs. Harry H. Tammen, the hostess of the newlyweds wedding breakfast. George Somnes wears a suit, tie and a flower pinned on his lapel. Helen and George were married on September 15, 1936.

A bride, Mary Virginia King, poses for a studio portrait, probably at Willets Point (Queens County), New York. She wears a long wedding dress with draped lace over a box pleated underskirt, long fitted sleeves, a fitted bodice, gathered or layered lace collar ruffles, gloves, and a long veil crowned with blossoms. A long, silk train is pooled on an oriental rug. A bouquet has leaves and stephanotis blossoms.

Women pose in a Teller House doorway, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. They wear long, sleeveless wedding dresses; one has a smocked organdy blouse, a sheer overskirt, flounces, and ruffled shoulders. The other has a brocade front, a square collar, lace shoulders, a train, and a glove. Both hold fans; one wears a cameo and a baguette.

Blanche Roberts poses in possibly a wedding dress with a veil, in (probably) Denver, Colorado. She holds a bouquet of flowers; another woman sits to the side. Decor includes a woven rug and a sconce shelf with a mounted taxidermic antelope and antlers.

View of a wedding party at Lakeside Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Well dressed men, women, boys and girls pose by signs and banners: "Ice Sitting Contest Starts 9 O'clock Tuesday Nite," and "Your Master of Ceremonies is Henry Polk." Some hold flower bouquets and shepherds' crooks. The bride and groom stand under a wicker arch.

View of a wedding procession in the Colorado mountains; the bride wears a horseshoe, veil, and gown and rides a burro. The groom wears a Civil War uniform; well-dressed people follow.

Wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Grasmich, Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado. The bride wears a gown with veil and bouquet; the groom wears a suit with a ribboned boutonniere.

Wedding portrait of Louise Jeanette Bulkley wearing a high collared gown, flowered hat, lace, and organdy.

Studio portrait of a husband and wife in the Ricciardi family in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a wedding dress and veil. The man wears a tuxedo and boutonniere.

Group portrait of Denver Public Library (La Veta Place) staff at a wedding in Denver, Colorado. They are (l to r) Viva Van Allen, Irene Smith, Helen Ingersoll (DPL librarian 1898-1947), Mr. C.R. Dudley (City Librarian), Anna Hillkowitz (?), (?), and Ellen Hillkowitz. Outfits include lace and taffeta. Anna Hillkowitz is the daughter of Ella Hillkowitz and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz (one of the founders of the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (J.C.R.S.)

Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Mukherjee pose in Denver, Colorado with a wedding cake and a locket.

Denver Public Library (La Veta Place) staff sit inside at a table at a wedding in Denver, Colorado; Irene Smith stands.

Posing on the church steps in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, This wedding party wears suits, ties, gloves, boutonnieres, corsages, lace hats and veils. The groom has several teeth missing.

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