Group portrait of the African American participants in the wedding of Hugh Bell and Ruth E. Thompson with the bride and groom in the center, best men on the left, bride's maids on the right a boy and two girls in the center, and three women and two men behind the couple. The bride is in a white dress with head decoration. The bridesmaids are wearing drop waist dresses with a floral design. The men are wearing tuxedos. Palm trees, flowers, and an altar are in the background. Hugh Anthony Bell was an African American dentist who graduated from the Oregon Institute of Technology and the USC Dental School. He practiced dentistry in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles. Photographer mark on front of photo: 4085/Weaver LA
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uclalsc_1889_b16_f14_001.tif ark:/21198/z1wh475s
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African American couples Weddings Bell, Ruth E. Thompson, b. 1903 or 04 Bell, Hugh Anthony, 1900-1970
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