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1940-1949

1940 French wedding dress

1940, France.

Gift of Marvin B. Patterson (Mrs. Jefferson Patterson), 1978 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. No Copyright CC0 1.0
1940 wedding dress sketch by Roger Worth

1940, Paris, France. Sketch by designer Roger Worth.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Swedish wedding party, 1940

1940 (June), Ludvika, Sweden.

From the Southerly Clubs of Stockholm Sweden. This work is in the public domain.
1940 wedding party, Illinois

1940 (July), rural Indiana, USA.

Used with permission of M Muellner.
1941 Nepalese bride

1941, Katmandu Nepal/

From Kamal Ratna Tuladhar. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1941 wedding party

1941 (January), Iowa, USA.

Used with permission of The Vintage Merchant.
1941 wedding in Georgia courthouse

1941 (May), Georgia, USA.

Photographer: Irving Rusinow. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Division of Economic Information, National Archives at College Park. This work is in the public domain in the United States.
1942 British bride & groom

1942, London England.

Used with permission of Louise Kolbeinsen.
1942 Japanese bride & groom

1942 (April), Berkley California, USA. Photographer: Dorothea Lange. Taken two days before their removal to an internment camp.

From the Department of the Interior, War Relocation Authority. This work is in the public domain in the United States.
Irish bride, 1943

1943 (May), Ireland.

Creator: H. Allison & Co. Photographers. From the Public Record Office of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.
1943 bride & groom Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell

1943 (October), USA. Movie actors Glenn Ford & Eleanor Powell

Source: eBay. Unknown author. No Copyright CC0 1.0
1943 Illinois wedding party

1943 (November), rural Illinois, USA.

Used with permission of M. Muellner.
German wedding, 1943

1943, Germany.

Author: Sacha47. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1944 Indiana wedding party

1944 (July), rural Indiana, USA.

Used with permission of M. Muellner.
1944 bride

1944 (October), Maryland, USA.

Source: Sarah Hudson-Pierce, James Gardner's publisher. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
1845 bride & groom

1945 (April), Oklahoma, USA.

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant.
Iowa wedding party, 1945

1945 (June), Iowa, USA.

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant.
Virginia bride & groom, 1945

1945 (December), West Virginia, USA.

Used with permission of M.S. Specht.
@946 bride, Norway

1946, Norway.

Photographer: Ukjent Fotoeier. from the Asen Museum of History. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
1946 Irish wedding party

1946 (October), Waterford Ireland.

From the Poole Photographic Collection, National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions, Flickr/thecommons.
1947 bride

1947, urban Oregon, USA.

Used with permission of Marsha Perloff.
1947 bride & groom

1947, USA.

Used with permission of Poppy's Vintage Clothing.
1947 Hollywood bride & groom

1947 (November), Hollywood California, USA.

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant.
Hungarian wedding party, 1948

1948, Hungary

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1948 bride arriving at church, Hungary

1948,Hungary

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
Hungarian bride getting out of car, 1948

1948,Hungary.,

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1948 wedding dress bu Ceil Chapman

1948, American. Designer: Ceil Chapman.

Gift of Sophie Mitropoulos, 1993 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. No Copyright CC0 1.0
Iowa bride & groom, 1948

1948 (April), Iowa, USA.

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant.
1948 Sciaparelli wedding dress ad

1948, American. Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli.

Artist: N.C. Wyeth. No known copyright restrictions.
large wedding party, 1948 Hungary

1948,Hungary.

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
Molyneux wedding dress, 1948

1948 (Sept), Great Britain. Designer: Edward Molyneux. Maker: Rayne. Worn by model Pat Cunningham for her wedding to British couturier Charles Creed.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1949 bride & groom, Missouri

1949 (April), Missouri, USA.

Used with permission of Janine Shaw.
1949 wedding Rita Hayworth & Aly Khan

1949 (May), Cannes, France. Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan.

Photographer: Acme News Studios.. In the public domain in the US.
1949 bride, Hungary

1949, Budapest Hungary.

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1949 Hungarian bride & groom

1949, Budapest Hungary.

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1949 Hungarian bride

1949, Budapest Hungary.

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0
1949 Hungarian bride

1949, Budapest Hungary.

Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula. Licensed under CC BY 3.0