Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Photo Number 565

This is a photo from the Antique Shop in Park Rapids, Minnesota. ( My favorite Antique Shop will be closing soon, Linda is selling off her inventory and has the building up for sale, I have spent many hours in her shop and I will miss going there.)

Pr Antiques Wedding 1904 to 1906almost matching dresses

Wilkins was the photographer, he was in and out of business in Park Rapids from 1904 to 1906 often with a partner.

I think that this may have been a double wedding.  The dresses are almost the same (the brides dress has lacy sleeves), and the corsages and boutonnieres are the same.  The men have different ties.  I can imagine them posing for this photo and the bride handing off the wedding bonnet to her bridesmaid for her photo.  Furthermore I think that the bride and the groomsman are brother and sister and the groom and the bridesmaid are brother and sister. ( It might just be my imagination.)

The women's dresses have the “pigeon breasted look” that was popular from 1900 to 1910.

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