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Wedding dress wins prize Tita Totoroff (above)

Sofia


Date
1931, October 26
Location
Sofia
Country
Bulgaria
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper with crop marks in red crayon
Size
19 (20,3) x 14,4 (15,3) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

Tita Totoroff (above) a Bulgarian bride from a small village near Dzumaja, who has been awarded a prize of $100 by the Ministry of Agriculture at [xxx] Sofia, for the best peasant wedding dress seen in the summer of 1931. Tita is wearing the dress with which she won the prize. Credit line (ACME) 10/26/31
Stamped: Ref. Dept. Nov - 3 1931 N. E. A.; ACME Newspictures, Inc.
Handwritten: A 2085