Black History Album: The Way We Were
A vintage photo blog chronicling the life and times of Blacks in America. How we lived, loved, struggled & triumphed from the end of slavery in 1865 to the Black Power movement of the 1960s.
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Here Comes The Bride II | 1920s
African American bride and groom posing for their formal wedding portrait, circa 1920s. Note the ghostly image of a child next to the newlyweds possibly suggesting the couple’s future. James Van Der Zee, photographer. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
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Here Comes The Bride | 1920s
African American bride posing for her formal wedding portrait, circa 1920s. Note the touch of color in her bouquet. James Van Der Zee, photographer. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
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Here Comes The Bride | 1950 on Flickr.
Bride and groom clowning around with their wedding attendants post-ceremony. Detroit, MI, 1950.
Walter Lawrence Smith Collection, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
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Here Comes The Bride II | 1950 on Flickr.
Bride and groom with best man and maid of honor in a traditional wedding portrait style. Detroit, MI, 1950. Walter Lawrence Smith Collection, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
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