Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Lollaretta Pemberton Allen, American, 1895 - 1979  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured:

Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1939

Description:

Black-and-white portrait photograph of bride-to-be Lollaretta Pemberton in her wedding ensemble posed in front of a painted backdrop. The ivory colored lace and tulle wedding dress has short puffed sleeves, a bodice with center ruching, and alternating narrow panels of lace and tulle, running vertically up the skirt throughout the bodice. There is a silk headpiece shaped to a point with wire. A long tulle and lace veil attaches to the headpiece and trails on the floor. She wears long white gloves to the elbow.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American West  Search this

Marriage customs and rites  Search this

Migrations  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family

Object number:

2012.30.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599a84051-37d5-49d4-98d3-9052e5cbcea9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.30.3