He pārongo atu anōWedding of Jack Bowker to Myrtle Hood

Description

Mounted photo is in a stiff paper cover with: “Billens. Levin.” – embossed bottom right corner of mounting card.

Written inside paper cover with black ink pen: “To Mother & Dad. with best love from Myrtle & Jack.”

Also penciled inside paper cover: “Wedding of J. Bowker to Myrtle Hood. W. Bowker C. Hood in photo.”

Wedding portrait of the marriage of Jack Bowker to Myrtle Hood. The bride is dressed in a white ankle length lace dress with a long embroidered veil. She has a full bouquet of flowers with white ribbons. The groom and the best man are dressed the same in dark three piece suits, with white shirts and bow ties and white gloves. To the left of the bride stands an older man in a three piece suit. Two of the bridesmaids wear identical ankle length dresses and carry bouquets of flowers as does another woman in a different lace dress. The flower girl is also dressed in a lace dress and carried a cane basket of flowers.

1 B&W photo print, mounted

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

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