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Wedding at Black Point
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Claire Chapin, granddaughter of Clara Seipp Bartholomay, with her husband, William Frederick Carr, on their wedding day at Black Point Estate. Geneva Lake is visible in the background. The bride is wearing a wedding dress with full, floor length skirt and waist length veil; the groom is in a summer suit and light-colored shoes. He is holding a champagne glass. The bride is holding her bouquet.
June 13, 1953
Howett, John
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