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Bill Brown family possibly posing at a storefront window with a snowman and artificial snow.
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Bill Brown family possibly posing at a storefront window with a snowman and artificial snow.
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Daughters of the Nile group photo with members wearing silver uniforms and ceremonial head ware.
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One of the strangest social events of the 1920's & 1930's was the "Tom Thumb wedding," a mock wedding of a child couple impersonating the 1863 wedding of P.T. Barnum's famous midget couple, Charles Stratton (exhibited as Gen. Tom Thumb) and his miniature bride, Lavinia Warren. The pictured double Tom Thumb wedding was held April 16, 1937 at the St. Paul Methodist Church as a fund raiser, with proceeds going to the missionary society. The participants were, left to right, Harrison Killian (best man), Curtis Killian (Tom Thumb, groom), Shirley Clark (Jennie June, bride), Eddie Goodenough (minister), Buddy Cross (best man), Billy Goettling (Fred Finger, groom) and Barbara Ann Bowen (Nellie May, bride.) All of the children, with the exception of Goodenough, were four years old. Eddie Goodenough was the son of Rev. Frank Goodenough. In all, over 100 children, ages 4-11, took part in the pageant, impersonating wedding members and guests, including Pres. & Mrs. Roosevelt, movie stars and local city officials and personalities. ( T. Times 4/16/1937, pg. 8- picture & article)
Children playing adults; Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brides--1930-1940; Wedding clothing & dress--1930-1940; Grooms (Weddings)--1930-1940;
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Wedding portrait of Violet Anderson, Anderson-Thompson wedding party, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Miss Anderson, daughter of the Carl Sixtus Andersons, became the wife of John Darrell Thompson, son of the John William Thompsons, on May 12, 1951 in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore a gown of Chantilly lace with tiers of flower-edged ruffles. The bodice was lace appliqued over satin and the costume was accented by elbow length lace gloves. The veil was waist length illusion attached to a pearl trimmed lace bonnet. The bouquet was of baby gardenias and lilly of the valley. The bridesmaids wore pale green gowns of net over taffeta and carried bouquets of purple and yellow. The reception was held in the church parlor and utilized the same lavender and yellow color scheme as the wedding. Mrs. Thompson attended Lincoln High School and the University of Washington. The groom graduated from Stadium and attended Willamette University and received his degree from the University of Washington.The couple made their first home in Olympia. (TNT 5/13/1951, pg. D-6; shower announcement TNT 5/3/1951, pg. C-18; additional picture in TNT wedding layout 5/9/1951, pg. C-9; wedding picture of couple TNT 5/20/1951, pg. D-4)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Anderson, Violet;
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Miss Jade Sang and Herbert Lim were married April 28, 1951, in the Burnham chapel of the First Baptist Church. Miss Sang was the daughter of Charley and Agnes Sang and was a graduate of St. Leo's High School. Herbert Lim was the son of Gordon and the late Mrs. Lim, of Vancouver, B.C., and he had served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Burma and India as a paratrooper. Miss Lenna Sang was her sister's maid of honor. George Chong was the best man. The bride and groom pose with their parents and the bride's attendant. A reception was held after the ceremonies at the Derby Club. (TNT, 5/7/1951, p.4)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Sang, Jade--Marriage; Lim, Herbert; First Baptist Church (Tacoma);
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Miss Lucille Flateau and Ralph Long are searching the globe for their honeymoon destination. Lucille and Ralph would be starting their honeymoon after their July 1951 wedding. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-10)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Honeymoons--Tacoma; Flateau, Lucille; Long, Ralph; Travel--Tacoma--1950-1960; Globes--Tacoma;
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Virginia McNerthney is shopping for her crystal pattern as she prepares for her wedding. Grace McGinley, a sales person, holds up a goblet cut in a diamond pattern while Virginia holds one that is less ornate. Virginia and George Richner planned to be married June 16, 1951, at St. Patrick's Church. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-8)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; McGinley, Grace; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; McNerthney, Virginia; Crystal glass; Glassware;
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Miss Bebe Erdahl and Boyd Galligan shop for luggage they will use on their honeymoon trip. They were married at the Bethany Methodist Church during the 1951 wedding season. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-13)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Luggage; Erdahl, Bebe; Galligan, Boyd;
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Miss Violet Anderson and John Thompson shop for their wedding rings. Violet and John were to be married May 12, 1951, in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-9)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rings; Anderson, Violet; Thompson, John;
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Helen Clarice McCrea and Russell L. Smith were married October 6, 1951, at First Lutheran Church. Helen is the daughter of Mrs. Mabel A. Mc Crea and G.R. McCrea. Russell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith. The bride wore a gown of white silk over embroidery sent to her from a friend in Japan. The dress was fashioned with a scalloped neckline, hoop skirt and court-length train. Her pearl choker was a gift of the bridegroom and she carried a Bible of white satin which had belonged to her mother and was topped with white orchids and stephanotis. Helen attended Lincoln High School and the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis and Russell attended Clover Park and was in the US Marine Corps. (TNT, 10/7/1951, p.D-4)
Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; McCrea, Helen Clarice--Marriage; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma;
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In this sepia photograph, Rosemarie Lefor poses with a bridal attendant at the site of her wedding on September 15, 1951. She married William Vermilyea in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. The bride is wearing an ankle length white satin gown with lace overdress and lace shoulder line. Her fingertip veil is caught onto a satin bonnet. She carries a bouquet of orchids and gladiolus. Her attendant pictured is possibly Darlene Harris, her maid of honor, who is wearing a pink taffeta dress with overskirts of blue and pink net. She has on a blue and pink stole and a light lavender hat. (TNT 9-23-51, D-5)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Bouquets; Lefor, Rosemarie; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma);
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Bonnie Fern Brabec and Lt. Harold B. Krogness were married December 1, 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The bride and groom are seen at the altar from the back of the church. Bonnie carried her grandmother's wedding ring tied in her bouquet of white carnations and pink roses. (TNT, 12/9/1951, p.D-7)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Trinity Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Brabec, Bonnie Fern--Marriage; Krogness, Harold B.; Altars--Tacoma;
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Wedding portrait of Joyce Adele Nelson and Lt. Gordon Albert Arnold, U.S.A.F., and attendants. The Arnolds were married March 29, 1952 in the Ferguson Memorial chapel of the First Presbyterian Church. The bride wore a white satin gown with a lace Peter Pan collar. Her heirloom veil was fingertip length and was first worn by her great-grandmother. Mrs. George Edward Anderson, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and wore a green satin brocade gown. Miss Janet Nelson, cousin of the bride, was a bridesmaid and George Edward Anderson, brother in law of the bride, was best man. Ushers were Lt. William Schwehm, Richard Knipe and Richard Frederick. The bride was the daughter of the Irving Nelsons and the groom was the son of the Norman Arnolds of Nazareth, Pa. Their first home was made in Tacoma. Lt. Arnold had been serving for 15 months with the Korean airlift. Sepia portrait. (TNT 4-6-1952, pg. D-2)
Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Nelson, Joyce--Marriage; Arnold, Gordon; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;
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Virginia Lee Allen and her mother Lou Ella Allen select a china pattern at Gunderson's. TNT 1952 wedding layout. Miss Allen became the wife of Gene Gordon Pickering June 21, 1952 at the Christ Episcopal Church. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nelson Allen and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Pickering. The reception was held at the University Union Club. The Pickerings made their first home in Seattle. The bride attended Washington State College and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Co-ed Club. Mr. Pickering obtained a degree in business administration from WSC and was president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. (Tacoma Reporter 6-27-1952) TPL-9180
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gunderson (Tacoma); Gift shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tableware; Allen, Virginia Lee; Allen, Lou Ella; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960;
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Wedding portrait of Shirley Joan Trippel and Rolf Eric Lindstrom. The couple married June 13, 1952 at the Messiah Lutheran Church. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trippel. The couple made their first home in California, where the bridegroom was stationed with the Navy. The bride is wearing an open necked satin and lace gown, with a cut out design on the train overlaid with lace. (TNT 8/23/1952, pg. 5)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Trippel, Shirley Joan; Lindstrom, Rolf Eric;
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Larsen - Chubb wedding party. Members of the wedding party included two flower girls, a ring-bearer, two young candlelighters, two bridesmaids and a maid of honor plus several ushers and the best man. The bride wore a satin gown with long train and a lace-trimmed veil. The groom sported a flower in the boutonniere of his dark suit. The evening ceremony took place on June 7, 1952.
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;
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Spalding-Welk wedding party. Inez Spalding and Gerhard Welk were married October 4, 1952 at the First Lutheran Church. They made their first home in Tillicum. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Spalding. The groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Welk. The bride wore a gown of satin and lace in blush pink with a pink tulle veil. Her attendants were dressed in pastel green. Her sister Caroline Spalding was the maid of honor. Other attendants were Donna Jones, Doreen LeClef, Delores Welk, Mary Collings and Doris Greninger. Vickie Moon was the flower girl and Charles Apple was the ring bearer. The candelighters Martha Flickinger and Rosemary Zeigler were dressed in yellow. (TNT 10/19/1952, pg. D-5)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Spalding, Inez; Welk, Gerhard; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma;
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ca. 1952. Female guests in suits at the Brown-Spiers wedding
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Suits (Clothing)--1950-1960;
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Carol Blundell and Emmett Reed Miller were married August 18, 1951, at St. Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church. Carol is the daughter of Richard Archibald and Pearl H. Blundell. Emmett is the son of Ross O. and Anna F. Miller. Carol wore a gown of ivory satin with long sleeves, sheer yoke and fitted bodice. Appliques of Alencon lace provided detail at the shoulder line and the fitted satin peplum skirt over bouffant tulle extended into a circular train that was also appliqued with lace. (TNT, 8/19/1951, p.D-1)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Episcopal churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Blundell, Carol--Marriage; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);
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Judith Shore and Merton Glant were married June 3, 1951, in the Army-Navy room at the Winthrop Hotel. Rabbi Bernard Rosenberg officiated at the ceremony. Judith was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murry Shore and Merton was the son of Mrs. and Mrs Samuel Glant. Both the bride and groom were graduates of the University of Washington. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a ballerina-length bouffant white organdy gown with pale pink pique flower appliques on the skirt. She wore a short veil of imported illusion and a white daisy crown and carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley, daisies and bleeding hearts. (TNT, 6/17/1951, p.D-6)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Shore, Judith--Marriage; Glant, Merton; Cakes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
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Dressed in satin and Chantilly lace with a long, full train, Marion Ingram stands in profile with her eyes closed in the late summer of 1951. Her bridal gown has a scalloped neckline, full skirt, and long sleeves with lace appliques; she is carrying a beribboned bouquet of mums. Her lace cap with fingertip veil rests gently on her softly waved hair. Marion Ingram wed Bruce Gilpin on September 15, 1951, in a ceremony at her parents' American Lake home. (TNT 9-16-51, D-1)
Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Bouquets; Ingram, Marion;
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Dagmar Quevli is surrounded by her nine attendants in the Great Hall of Annie Wright Seminary. She and Ensign Wayne Beale Knight were married August 31, 1952, in Raynor Chapel. Miss Eleanor Mills was maid of honor and Mrs. James Burkheimer of Seattle was matron of honor. Mirs. Kirby Torrence of Seattle lighted the candles. The six bridesmaids were Christie Scott, Elizabeth Ayrault, Donna Moore of Seattle, Joan Lein and Martha Dorsey, both of Spokane, and Jane Palmer. A reception was held following the ceremony at the Tacoma Country Club. (TNT, 9/2/1952, p.18)
Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Quevli, Dagmar--Marriage;
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Marilyn Joan Taylor and Charles E. Bott were married August 9, 1952, at Visitation Church. The bride is the daughter of Joseph J. and Mary Lanz. The groom is the son of Romeo A. and Leona M. Bott. The Rev. Gabriel Donohue officiated. The bride wore a ballerina length gown of white embroidered organdy. She wore her mother's pearl rosary and carried a bouquet of white gladioli centered with pink roses. Patricia Taylor was the maid of honor and Margaret Weger and Florence McDonald were the bridesmaids. Best man was Richard Bott and ushers were William Bender and Andrew Litwin. (TNT, 8/29/1952, p.C-5)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Church of the Visitation (Tacoma); Bonnets; Catholic churches--Tacoma; Taylor, Marilyn Joan--Marriage; Bott, Charles E.;
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Beatrice Elaine Ewy and Lieutenant M. L. Davis wedding at First Church of Nazarene. Bride and groom holding electric coffee perculator, one of the many gifts displayed on tables. For Mrs. Rudolph (Olive) Ewy.
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ewy, Beatrice Elaine--Marriage; Davis, M.L.; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Gifts; Coffeepots;
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Lois Elinor Holm and Arthur Louis Jewett were married January 26, 1952, in Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Mrs. David Curtis was matron of honor and wore a gold colored velveteen dress. Patricia Jo Holm, sister of the bride, Mrs. Robert Hansen, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Joyce Anderson were the other attendants. They wore emerald green velveteen dresses and each carried a muff with her flowers pinned on it. Roy Bodine was best man and Dean Marshall, cousin of the bride, Robert Hansen, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and Raymond Burgener were ushers. (TNT, 2/3/1952, p.D-3)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Holm, Lois Elinor--Marriage; Jewett, Arthur Louis; Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma;
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Marliss Jeanett Aarts and Sgt. James Isaac Davey were married January 19, 1952, at Holy Rosary Church with the Rev. Lawrence Piotrzkowski officiating. They pose with their bridesmaid, Georlen Burden, a cousin of the bride, and best man, Patrick Shilley, for this studio portrait. The bride is the daughter of John and Louise Aarts of Tacoma and her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Davey of Matamoras, Pennsylvania. The bride wore a navy suit with red accessories. (TNT, 2/6/1952, p.10)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Davey, James Isaac; Aarts, Marliss Jeanett--Marriage; Burden, Georlen; Shilley, Patrick;
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Wedding portrait of bride, Beverly Tropiano, daughter of Domenico and Mary Tropiano. Bride seated wearing lavish gown of Chantilly lace, scalloped hemline and veil. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and white and yellow orchids. Marriage to Donald Arthur Johnson at St. Rita's Church. Reception in Wedgewood Room at Winthrop Hotel. (TNT 2-15-1953, D-4-article only)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tropiano, Beverly Mary--Marriage; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960;
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Double-ring wedding ceremony of Beverly Tropiano and Donald Arthur Johnson at St. Rita's Catholic Church on February 14, 1953. Beverly is the daughter of Domenico and Mary Tropiano and Donald is the son of Mrs. Alveta Johnson and the late C.O. Johnson. Rev. Father Anthony Buffaro administers vows at altar. Biblical statues adorn the sanctuary. Pews filled with invited guests. (TNT 2-15-1953, D-4-article only)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tropiano, Beverly Mary--Marriage; Johnson, Donald Arthur; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Priests--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Ritas Catholic Church (Tacoma);
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Oliver and Whittmann wedding. Wedding couple at altar with bridesmaid and best man receiving vows. Ceremony held in the Little Church on the Prairie, Lakewood, on April 11, 1953.
Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Wedding attendants; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood);
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Joyce Carole Hanson and Perry Malcolm Mills were married December 20, 1952, in the Methodist Church, Puyallup. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore L. Hanson, Puyallup, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert R. Mills, Clinton, Kentucky. Joyce wore a white satin and Chantilly lace gown with a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and yellow orchids. (TNT, 1/4/1953, p.D-4)
Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Hanson, Joyce Carole--Marriage; Mills, Perry Malcolm; Methodist Church (Puyallup);