Mar 28, 2019 - Sale 2503

Sale 2503 - Lot 362

Unsold
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(PHOTOGRAPHY.) Borinquen Studio. Tom Thumb wedding photo. Silver print, 8 x 10 inches; moderate wear including creases near margins; embossed photographer's stamp. New York, circa 1940s or 1950s
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"Tom Thumb weddings," in which small children dressed up and performed a wedding, were a regular event in both white and black churches, and are still held occasionally even today. This one from a Harlem-area church is extra-cute. We have not found any mention of the photographers, Borinquen Studio of 1745 Madison Avenue, New York, in the city directories or newspapers. However, considering the name, it seems likely that the photographers and perhaps some of these children were of Puerto Rican ancestry.