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This collection of negatives represents Volga German wedding portraits from Ellis County, Kansas. Several couples have been identified by name on the back of copy prints. Dressed in traditional Volga wedding attire, the couples pose with either a studio backdrop or church.
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
Item Number: 449250
Call Number: FK2.E3 .2 E.VG *19-25
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 449250
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Religion - Ceremonies - Wedding
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage - Weddings
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - European Americans - Germans - Volga Germans
Places - Cities and towns - Hays
Places - Counties - Ellis
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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