I scan and post these photos as I find them. Although I have next to no information about exact dates and locations, the photos give us an exceptional look into pre-1970 wedding details that are not usually written down. For example, take note of the position of the bridal party – behind the altar rail.
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#1. Strictly speaking, this photo is out of scope because it doesn’t show the wedding ceremony itself. However, this is probably a wedding breakfast – maybe in the bride’s family’s home – so I include it as a rare artifact of Catholic wedding day customs.
#2. Fancy hats!
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#3. Wedding with Cardinal Spellman.
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#5. The entire wedding party is behind the altar rail!
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#10. A rare glimpse at the custom of giving flowers to Mary.
#11. The back of the photo has a stamp that reads, “Photograph by James Seidel. Woodlawn 3-7402. Camden 4, N. J.”
#12. The back has handwriting that reads, “2/15/41. Pat & Anna Catherine’s wedding”
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#14. This is a French postcard. The back reads: “Serie 1 – JAON et CHINE. 4. – Mariage chretien au Japon. L’Oeuvre de la Propogation de la Foi soutient les Missions Catholiques du monde entier. Lyon, 12 [?], rue Sala. – C. p. 72-71 Lyon”
#15. The back has a stamp: “Paul Ohler, Schramberg.”
#16. June 1968
#17. Catherine Elizabeth Clark and Dr. Richard Nagle, 1930.
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#19. The back reads, “Catholic Wedding.”
#20. The back reads: “La ceremonia en la Iglesia de nuestra Senora del Pilar en Rio Piedras. Dec./22/62. P.R.”
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