Philadelphia Gay Wedding Photographs, circa 1957

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Philadelphia gay wedding photographs
Dates:
circa 1957
Abstract:
Black and white photographic prints, circa 1957, of two gay male wedding ceremonies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
21 photographs. Black-and-white photographic prints
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Philadelphia Gay Wedding Photographs, Coll2012-034, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Background

Acquisition information:
An employee of a Philadelphia photo-lab made and retained an unauthorized copy of the photographs. It is thanks to this anonymous person that we have a record of two marriages of male couples in 1950s Philadelphia.
Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kyle Morgan
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-09-18 12:28:21 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Researchers wishing to publish material must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives as the physical owner of the material. Note that permission to publish does not constitute copyright clearance. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials from the copyright holder(s).

Preferred citation:

Philadelphia Gay Wedding Photographs, Coll2012-034, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771