Both of these young Christian Men came in Wild from the bush and accepted Christ as Savior A Christian Wedding at Ooldea, HEG'

Archive Collections / Aborigines' Friends' Association / Series AA1/46 / Both of these young Christian Men came in Wild from the bush and accepted Christ as Savior A Christian Wedding at Ooldea, HEG'

Image: Front view of two men and two women standing side by side. One woman is wearing a bridal dress, the other woman a dress with a printed pattern, both are holding bouquets of native flowers. The two men are standing on the right both dressed in loose fitting suits, shirts, and the man in the centre is wearing a tie. There are two prints of this image.

Annotations:
First print: 'Both of these young Christian Men came in Wild from the bush and accepted Christ as Savior A Christian Wedding at Ooldea Where one time only Evil & devil Worshiping rites Were practised. HEG [HE Green]'.
Second print: none

Captioned: 'Ooldea'.

Other Information: HEG (probably the monogram of Harrie E Green). This photograph probably taken by the missionary, Harrie E Green, see Series AA 1/46 for handwriting samples. See Green Collection AA 113. First print: Ink Stamped in red ink: 'From HE Green U. A. MISSION OOLDEA, S.A.' Photographic paper is marked but the marks have faded greatly, most probably marked 'VELOX' repeated diagonally and one 'KODAK PRINT', which is in a circle with the 'K' enlarged. However, only one 'VELOX' is clearly visible and only a portion of the circle can be seen.

Negatives on file: 35mm b/w film

Photographed in: South Australia.

CreatorAborigines' Friends' Association
ControlAA 1/46/26
Quantity 0.2cm,   2   photographic prints
FormatsLoose Photographic Prints
Series AA1/46