Buchholz and Kowald Wedding

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1911

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Overview

A sepia photograph of a wedding party of men, women and children in formal dress outside of a building which has a gable brick roof and a wooden verandah. The bride and bridegroom are in the front centre row, the bride is dressed in a white long gown and is wearing a veil and holding a long posy of flowers. The bridegroom is dressed in suit, tie, and long trousers and is wearing a boater hat. The bride has her arm through the bridegroom’s arm. On either side of the married couple are the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Two of the bridesmaids are wearing long white dresses to the ground, and the other younger girl’s dress goes to her ankles, all are holding a posy of flowers. The men are dressed in suit, tie, and long trousers, holding a sprig and wearing a boater hat. There are three bridesmaids and three groomsmen.
The verandah has a curved edging above the main entrance to the building, and there are three gables, a wooden gable on the verandah, a stone gable which has a fancy pattern, and then the brick gable roof.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1986.13

Item type

Material

Width

31 cm

Height or length

21.7000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

To the right of the stone gable is ‘MECHANICS’ and below this ‘CAFÉ’
On the window behind the bridal party can be seen ‘SCOTT & DAVIES Barristers & Solicitors’.
On a window to the left of the bridal party in dark lettering on a white background can be seen ‘O??ICE’ below this ‘No 3 ????DRON’ and below this ‘18th A’ and below this ‘GH’.
To the right of the bridal party on a pole under the verandah in white lettering on a dark sign is ‘C.E.SEWELL BARRISTER AND SOLICTOR’.
On the window to the right of the bridal party is ‘FRUIT CONFECTIONARY’ and below this is ‘CADBURYS CHOCOLATE’
At the bottom on the green mount printed in black ink is ‘H.C. BILTOFT IDEAL STUDIO KATANNING, W.A.’
On the back of the photograph handwritten in blue ink is ‘Herbert Buckholz & Sila Kowald Wedding Day’

Contextual Information

According to the WA BDM Wilhelm Herbert Buccholz married Anna Maria Cela Kowald in 1911.

Year

1911