53.16.27
Print, Photographic
1930 Approximate
Wedding Party Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of a bride and groom, their two adult attendants, a flower girl and a ring bearer; the bride and groom are seated at center front on wooden chairs; the groom is wearing a dark suit and bow tie; the bride has on dark round glasses and is wearing a white street length gown, a high ruffled headpiece and veil featuring three strands of pearls that cross her forehead; she also is wearing a pearl necklace and is holding a floral bouquet; standing behind the groom is a man wearing suit and tie and a lapel boutonniere; standing behind the bride is a woman with a short waved hairdo and bangs and wearing a dress with a round neckline and a pearl necklace; she is holding a floral bouquet; to the side of the groom is a young boy wearing a suit and bowtie and holding a large lily; standing beside the bride is a young girl wearing a knee length dress and carrying flowers in a wicker basket. Photographer: William J. Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.
From the Carl Henry Broscoff and Ruth Violet (Wobschall) Broscoff Estate. William J. Stiehl, Photographer from 1917-1933.