Title |
Paul Lee & bride [graphic]. |
Title |
Paul Lee and bride |
Publisher |
[United States] |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1920 |
Date |
[ca. 1920] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : gelatin silver ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in.) (postcard format) |
Description |
Three-quarter length studio portrait of Paul Lee and his newlywed wife in wedding attire. Shows the couple standing and facing
the viewer. In the left, Paul is attired in a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, a black jacket with tails, black pants,
and white gloves. In the right, the Chinese woman is attired in a veil with a decorative headband going across her forehead
and the tulle rising up behind her head and flowing down her back; a short-sleeved, empire-waisted, tea-length, white wedding
dress; a necklace; and white gloves. She cradles a floral bouquet in her arms. In the background is a decorated studio backdrop.
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Notes |
Title from manuscript note on verso: Paul Lee & Bride. |
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Date inferred from design of verso of postcard: Divided back; AZO stamp box with triangles in the corner (upward pointing
triangles at top, and downward pointing triangles at the bottom).
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Gift of Jean Gallagher. |
Subject |
Asian Americans. |
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Asians. |
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Bouquets. |
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Brides. |
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Chinese. |
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Chinese Americans. |
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Couples. |
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Grooms (Weddings) |
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Men -- Chinese. |
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Wedding clothing & dress. |
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Women -- Chinese. |
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AAPI. |
Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1910-1920. |
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Postcards -- 1910-1920. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Jean Gallagher Photograph Collection [P.2022.7.33] |
Accession number |
P.2022.7.33 |