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Title
Bridal couple, Pretoria, South Africa, ca. 1896-1911
Creator
Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911
Date Created and/or Issued
1896/1911
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"Jeunes mariés indigènes" ("Indigenous bridal couple") Photograph of a bridal couple in Pretoria. The bride is sitting on a chair. She wears a white dress and a marriage veil. The groom stands next to her. He wears a dark colored suit. In the background, a corrugated iron building.
Photographie d'un couple de jeunes mariés africains. La mariée est assise sur une chaise. Elle porte une robe blanche et un voile. Le marié est debout à côté d'elle. Il porte un costume de couleur sombre. À l'arrière plan, un bâtiment en tôle ondulée.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m63417 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv011-059-851
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m63417
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv011-059-851.jpg
Subject
Clothing
Marriage
Indigenous populations
Group portraits
Time Period
1896/1911
Place
Africa
Pretoria
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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