item details
NamePortrait of Carol Thomas (née Gifford) as a bride
ProductionCrago Studios; photography studio; 28 August 1946; New Plymouth
Unknown; photographer; 28 August 1946; New Plymouth
Unknown; photographer; 28 August 1946; New Plymouth
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints, studio portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesphotography, black-and-white photography, retouching
DimensionsImage: 281mm (width), 374mm (height)
Registration NumberO.036917
Credit lineGift of the Thomas Family, 2011
Overview
This wedding photograph shows bride Carol Thomas (nee Gifford) wearing a dress made from parachute silk, found by her bridegroom Owen Thomas somewhere in the Pacific during his service in the Second World War.