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PHOTOGRAPH: MRS M.E. SIMS AND ATTENDANTS - WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH

Overview

The image features Mrs M.E. Sims with her attendants on her wedding day. The bride wore a Chantilly lace wedding dress with Hungarian folk-style headdress and floral embroidered veil plus a long train and carried a huge bouquet of roses. Her bridesmaids wore long dresses with contrasting colour insets at the neckline and hemline (pleated and ruffled). They carry mixed floral bouquets and wear soft-brim hats and elbow length gloves. Written on the back are the names of the attendants: L-r - Muriel David, Peggy Waddell and Edith Cobb.

Historical information

See also P.94-66 and 94-185, A-217(a,b)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1994.367
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Inscriptions and markings

C.S. Bardwell Clarke (?), Sheffield House, Perth

Keywords
Social Groups
SIMS (nee Sparkes), Marion
Weddings
Costume/fashion
Statement of significance

Local and family history

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