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Title
Peggy Hamilton modeling an Earl Luck wedding dress, 1931
Contributor
Archer, Fred R., 1889-1963
Date Created and/or Issued
1931
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Adams (Peggy H.) papers
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Earl Luck, designer at Warner Bros., was nominated for an academy award for his costumes for the movie Cavalcade (1933).
Peggy Hamilton modeling a bridal gown with a princess tunic covered with miniature rhinestones and a skirt made from thirty yards of white tulle. She wears a rose-point lace veil held close to the head with waxen California orange blossoms, surmounted by a halo of crystal beads. Orange blossoms form the bouquet and the spray on the skirt.
A different photograph of Peggy Hamilton wearing this wedding dress appears in her Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," July 12, 1931. The "Fashions" feature caption identifies the photographer as "Archer.”
Handwritten on edge of negative: A 49-1
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1373_0376
ark:/21198/zz002bzs1d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Wedding dresses
Veils (headcloths)
Tulle (meshed textile)
Adams, Peggy Hamilton, 1890-1984
Source
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers

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