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Title
Edgarita Wood travels to Reno to marry, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
November 15, 1935
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
A portrait of Edgarita wearing a white dress with a caption cut from a newspaper underneath her torso: MARRIAGE SURPRISES FRIENDS The former Edgarita Green, Los Angeles social figure, who, it was learned today (Friday) became the bride of Seabury Wood, Jr., San Francisco lumberman, in Reno yesterday, surprising friends. O'Rourke photo, Hollywood. SEP 14 1935
Photograph appears with the article, "Society Pair Wed in Reno," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 1935: A1.
Edgarita Green and Seabury Wood Jr. of San Francisco travelled to Reno to avoid the three-day marriage license restriction of California, surprising everyone with the unannounced ceremony, except for Edgarita's mother and Mrs. Walter McCarty. Edgarita has two children from her previous marriage to Los Angeles insurance man Lloyd Green.
Text from newspaper caption: Edgarita Green
Text from negative sleeve: 2807 - Edgarita Green Bride of Seabury Wood of S. F. (society) Copy 9-14-35 [stamped:] Nov 15 1935
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9326
ark:/21198/zz002dhcft
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Wood, Edgarita, b. 1910 or 11
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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