Creator |
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920. |
Contributor |
Griffith & Griffith, distributor. |
Title |
Views of a wedding ceremony. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia : William H. Rau, publisher ; Sold only by Griffith & Griffith |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1897 |
Date |
c1897 |
Physical Description |
3 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
Description |
Series of titled wedding photographs include "Kissing the bride," "The wedding march," and "The blessing". Images depict a
bride and groom with a bridal party in a room full of plants and shows the groom leaning in to kiss the bride; the entire
group posing for the photographer; and everyone kneeling and praying in a circle.
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Is part of |
Unidentified series 16781 (17), 16782 (18), 16783 (19) |
Notes |
Copyrighted 1897 on negative by William H. Rau. |
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Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamburg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy. |
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Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Photographer's imprint printed on mount. |
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Distributor's imprint printed on mount. |
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Buff curved mount with rounded corners. |
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Griffith & Griffith, established in Philadelphia in 1896, expanded in 1908 to included offices in St. Louis and Liverpool.
The non-Philadelphia offices were relocated in 1910.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Weddings. |
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Brides. |
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Grooms (Weddings) |
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Wedding clothing & dress. |
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Portraits and genre. |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1890-1900. |
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Stereographs -- 1890-1900. |
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Genre photographs -- 1890-1900. |
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Group portraits -- 1890-1900. |
Printer |
Griffith & Griffith, distributor. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Rau - Portraits & genre [P.9765.1-3] |
Accession number |
P.9765.1 |
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P.9765.2 |
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P.9765.3 |