[Gilbert Dove shaves for his wedding(2)]

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Photograph of Gilbert Dove shaving in front of a mirror before his wedding to Hazel Petrey. Printed on the matte is text that reads, "Gilbert shaves before the wedding". This mounted print is from a book entitled, "Country Wedding". 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, HSSS book “Country Wedding" published in 1974. Additionally a 1982 photo of Hazel and Gilbert can be found in Joe’s Tennessee Scrapbook. All are … continued below

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Clark, Joe June 15, 1941.

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Photograph of Gilbert Dove shaving in front of a mirror before his wedding to Hazel Petrey. Printed on the matte is text that reads, "Gilbert shaves before the wedding". This mounted print is from a book entitled, "Country Wedding". 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, HSSS 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 this Clark Family Collection. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 5950

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This seminal work of visual storytelling represents the extensive Clark family archives from the golden age of American photography. Their work has featured in Life Magazine, National Geographic, Look and Newsweek.

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[Gilbert Dove shaves for his wedding]

Photograph of Gilbert Dove shaving in front of a mirror before his wedding to Hazel Petrey. 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 this Clark Family Collection.

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Clark, Joe. [Gilbert Dove shaves for his wedding(2)], photograph, June 15, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc499244/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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