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- 1940-02-02
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Brustad-Vandenberg wedding -bride and groom, February 2, 1940 at Fort Lewis Chapel. She is Florence Eleanor Brustad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Brustad of Tacoma. The groom is Lt. Robert E. Vandenberg whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eben Vandenberg, also reside in Tacoma. The bride graduated from the State Teachers College, Mayville, North Dakota while the groom is a Lincoln High School graduate and attended the College of Puget Sound and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The new Mrs. Vandenberg is a member of the Beta Phi Kappa business sorority where she had surprised the group by announcing her engagement on January 3, 1940. (filed with Argentum.) (T.Times 1-4-1940, p. 11--engagement announcement, article only; T.Times 2-10-1940, p. 5-wedding portrait)
Weddings--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding clothing & dress--1940-1950; Brustad, Florence Eleanor--Marriage; Vandenberg, Robert E.; Military personnel--Fort Lewis;