17.19

Print, Photographic

1925

Wedding Portrait of Nels Lundquist and Lillian Trahms. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white studio photograph of a young couple posed for their wedding portrait; Lillian Trahms is standing beside her seated groom, Nels Lundquist, a studio curtained window is in the background; Lillian is wearing a short-sleeved lace dress with a mid-calf. deeply scalloped hemline and rounded neckline accessorized with a string of pearls; she is wearing white Mary Jane type pumps with a low heel; the bridal veil is attached to a 1920s crown with a forehead band and flowers on each side of her head; she is holding a large bouquet of roses; Nels is wearing a dark suit, long sleeved white shirt and a light colored tie.

Lillian Agnes Trahms married Nels Walfred Lundquist on August 18, 1925. The wedding was held on her family's farm in Blue Earth County. Nels and Lillian resided on their farm in Waseca County, southwest of Janesville where they raised their three sons, Roderick, Howard and Olof.