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A wedding party at the Edendale Wesleyan Mission Station c.1879
Albumen print | 13.0 x 18.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501174
Unknown Person
A wedding party at the Edendale Wesleyan Mission Station c.1879
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Photograph of a wedding party at the Edendale Wesleyan Mission Station. There are sixteen couples walking in a line, with the brides on the right wearing white dresses and veils. An older couple and a line of young girls in white dresses are standing behind them to the left. There are trees behind.
Edendale was a town in Natal, a former British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was founded in 1851 by Christian missionaries from Europe.Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Albumen print
Measurements
13.0 x 18.0 cm (image) (image)
36.0 x 26.6 cm (page dimensions)
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[Historic Title] Kaffir Wedding Parties at Edendale Wesleyan Mission Station
