Portraits of America

Portrait photographs. Wedding portrait

1920·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain
Portrait photographs. Wedding portrait, 1920 (Loc)
Portrait photographs. Wedding portrait, 1920 (Loc)
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1 negative : nitrate ; 8 x 10 in.


A wedding portrait photographed by Theodor Horydczak in 1920. Horydczak was a commercial photographer working in Washington, D.C., and his work is preserved in a named collection at the Library of Congress.

The original negative was recorded on nitrate film measuring 8 by 10 inches. Beyond the wedding context, the archive provides no information about the couple's identities, the ceremony's location, or other circumstances of the portrait.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.


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