Often called "The Great March," the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights took place in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 1987. These videotapes document the events leading upto and including this historic event.
Creator:
West, Dawn
Created:
1987-10-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Alex R. Niemi and Alice Johnson pose for a photograph on their wedding day, December 23, 1926. They were married in Virginia, Minnesota. Alex Niemi was born in Finland on February 8, 1899. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1913.
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Bride, groom, and the extended family pose for an informal outdoor photograph on the wedding day of Mr. Slbacha (?) to Marie Kovarik, Minnesota, c. 1920s. Several young children hold instruments in their hands.
Created:
1920 - 1929
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
The wedding took place close on the heels of the outbreak of World War II. The Smiths are standing under a chuppha, the traditional covered tent under which the married couple stand and exchange their vows.
Created:
1943-07-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Wedding portrait of Stefan Janiszewski, age 19, and Barbara Kapuczynska, age 18. Janiszewski was born in Chicago, Illinois, and his wife was born in Poland. The couple married in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. Their first daughter, Roza, was born around 1904.
Created:
1902
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
