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Title
Peggy Hamilton modeling an Earl Luck wedding dress, 1931
Contributor
Luck, Earl (fashionDesigner)
Archer, Fred R., -- 1889-1963 (photographer)
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Adams, Peggy Hamilton, -- 1890-1984 (subject)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Adams (Peggy H.) papers
Rights Information
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Description
Handwritten on edge of negative: A 49-1
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.”
Earl Luck, designer at Warner Bros., was nominated for an academy award for his costumes for the movie Cavalcade (1933).
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type
Image
Format
8 x 10 inches
Identifier
adamspapers:336
uclamss_1373_0376
ark:/21198/zz002bzs1d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Wedding dresses
Veils (headcloths)
Tulle (meshed textile)
Place
California
Burbank
Relation
Peggy Hamilton Adams Papers. Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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