[Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey leaving for the church(1)]
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[Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey leaving for the church] (Photograph)
Photograph of Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey leaving for the Sunny View Methodist Church to get married. They are departing from the home of John Brown where the bridal party prepared for the ceremony. Dove holds the gate open as Petrey lifts her skirt to avoid dirt on the hem. Narrative by Junebug Clark: More images and information can be found in the July 28, 1941 issue of Life Magazine, pages 82-85 in the story “Life Magazine Goes to a Kentucky Wedding.” Also in the Joe Clark, HBSS book “Country Wedding," published in 1974. Additionally a 1982 photo of Hazel and Gilbert can be found in Joe’s Tennessee Scrapbook. All are in the Clark Family Photography Collection.
[Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey leaving for the church], ark:/67531/metadc489376
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[Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey leaving for the church(1)], photograph, June 15, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc499380/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.