41.23.22
Print, Photographic
1930
Arthur and Irene Proechel Gerdts. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white wedding portrait; Irene Proechel Gerdts with her hair waved in the marcel-style, is seated on a straight wooden chair; she is wearing a light colored, street length gown with an open rounded neckline accessorized with a single strand of pearls; her black shoes are low-heeled; she is holding a large bouquet of roses tied with a very wide white lace ribbon; the groom, Arthur Gerdts, is seated on a higher chair beside her; his dark hair is cut short on the sides and combed back from his forehead in a very high pompadour; he is wearing a dark suit, a white shirt with a long pointed collar and a patterned tie. Wedding day was May 7, 1930. Photography by Stiehl of Waseca.