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Diego F. and Anna A. (Arena) D'Amico wedding
Randall Frye
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08/13/2017
Diego F. and Anna A. (Arena) D'Amico wedding
A photo of Diego F. (1873-1927) and Anna Arena (1880-1954) D'Amico on their wedding day, October 27, 1901. They were married in Baltimore.
Date & Place: in Baltimore, Maryland United States
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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08/16/2017
Charles D'amico, born Diego Francesco D'Amico in 1873 Sicily, emigrated to the US as a child in 1884 . He became a naturalized citizen, married, a real estate investor, and had 10 (!) children.

With a fierce loyalty to his local community of Meyersdale Pennsylvania, this former immigrant and fruit seller, like many others, became a pillar of his community and achieved the American dream.

Join us in celebrating and honoring the story of Charles' life
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08/16/2017
I wonder if they were happy
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Photo of Randall Frye Randall Frye
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09/03/2017
They were. :)
Photo of Marci Sturgis Marci Sturgis
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08/16/2017
Beautiful
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Photo of Penny Rolland Penny Rolland
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08/16/2017
Love this ,
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Photo of Nancy Cruckshank Nancy Cruckshank
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08/16/2017
Why were the ladies almost standing in the wedding pictures
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08/16/2017
You know, during that time - and before - women often stood while men sat. I have a lot of photos from my own family in which that is the case. I have a hunch that it allowed the photographer to frame the couple properly since men were often much taller than the woman. But I really don't know - it's just my hunch. Anyone know for sure?
Photo of Nancy Cruckshank Nancy Cruckshank
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08/16/2017
Thanks just always wondered
Photo of Monika Vikingstad Midttveit Monika Vikingstad Midttveit
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08/16/2017
Could also be so that their dress wouldn't look all wrinkly, while sitting. Just a guess.
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08/16/2017
Nancy Cruckshank Well, I don't know for sure - waiting for the knowledge of others. It's just my assumption! :)
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08/16/2017
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Photo of Julie Audette Julie Audette
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08/16/2017
Maybe it's because of corset?
Photo of Monika Vikingstad Midttveit Monika Vikingstad Midttveit
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08/16/2017
It's very possible to sit while wearing a corset. ;)
Photo of Ree Young Ree Young
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08/16/2017
I don't know if there is a specific reason. I went and looked at a bunch of old wedding photos and saw variations...bride sitting and groom standing, both sitting, both standing, as well as the bride standing and the groom sitting. Maybe some brides really wanted to show off their lovely gowns and stood, and some grooms sat if they were a lot taller than the brides, and maybe it was just a personal preference of the photographer...the people being photographed probably would have been likely to do what the professional said when he was arranging the shot.
Photo of Megan Miller Megan Miller
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08/16/2017
i have heard that the Bride standing was to show her beautiful gown and flowers off...
Photo of Richard Milne Richard Milne
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08/16/2017
I believe a reason was that the groom may be much taller than the bride. By having the man seated they would be roughly the same height. There are pictures where the man is standing and the bride seated.
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08/16/2017
I think it may have to with a number of things - the corsets ladies had to wear, showing off their gowns to full advantage and the males always had pride of place, dominated the women so women were subservient and had to stand in the presence of a male?
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08/16/2017
I'd say to get a full shot of the dress, if the bride sat you wouldn't see the detail in the bridal gown, that's just my opinion, I also,think it was probably fashionable at the time.
Photo of Janet Madison Janet Madison
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08/17/2017
AncientFaces In the Bible, the teachers sat.
Photo of Gary Petykowski Gary Petykowski
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08/16/2017
She looks much happier than her husband 😂
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Photo of Diane Orrvar Stone Diane Orrvar Stone
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08/16/2017
What a handsome pair..love her gown and her bouquet! He looks stately and rather stern..i think he might not like to be photographed!
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08/16/2017
Or he was old enough to remember the days when you couldn't move when a photo was being taken! :)
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08/16/2017
Her nose looks red, like she had a cold..:/
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Photo of Monika Vikingstad Midttveit Monika Vikingstad Midttveit
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08/16/2017
She looks so calm and happy. And I want a wedding dress like that! The lace is amazing!
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Photo of Randall Frye Randall Frye
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09/03/2017
Annie was a grand lady (by all accounts!)
Photo of Terry Lovett Terry Lovett
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08/16/2017
that chair
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Photo of Ree Young Ree Young
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08/16/2017
Handsome couple...wonder if the money in the family was on the bride's side. Looks like her father spared no expense...gorgeous lace gown, the bouquet, headpiece, veil...all very expensive items. The fact that it's white was a symbol of financial status...white was very hard to get clean, so it was a gown that was made by hand (off-the-rack clothing was only being seen more at this time, but not for the wealthier women) and pure white was only worn once and put away. Only the wealthy could afford that.
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08/16/2017
Like royalty - i.e., Queen Victoria! ;)
Photo of Dorothy Domich Dorothy Domich
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08/18/2017
Expensive wedding regalia, for both bride and groom, was sometimes rented just for the photo op.
Photo of Ree Young Ree Young
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08/18/2017
Sometimes, yes, but that gown fits the bride perfectly...looks very much tailor-made. The bouquet couldn't be rented or the flowers in the headpiece, so that was most likely bought

There's also some doubt about any merchant renting out a pure white dress with all that expensive lace. Anything white was subject to getting dirty and stained and never totally clean again. The gown couldn't be rented more than a couple times, at the most, before it was soiled and ruined, and the merchant out of a whole lot of money since the dress is handmade.

The groom's suit looks made for him as well...inseam exact so when he sat the pants legs did not ride up to his ankles.

I still have my maternal grandmother's wedding blouse (many dresses were shirtwaists...the blouse and skirt separate articles). She and my grandfather were married in 1894, and her wedding blouse was a dark cream color, almost a brown...dark enough to not show stains the way a white one would have and useable again for other occasions.
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09/03/2017
These are my great-great grandparents. The dress was so well made my great-grandmother wore it on her wedding day in 1933.
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08/16/2017
She looks pleased but he doesn't.
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Photo of Janet Torres Janet Torres
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08/16/2017
BEAUTIFUL.....
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08/16/2017
She has a soft gentle look in her eyes - I think she came directly from fairyland. I hope they lived a happy life xx
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Photo of Randall Frye Randall Frye
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09/03/2017
They raised a wonderful family. She was widowed at the age of 47; but she carried on. My grandmother has warm memories of her grandmother. :)
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08/16/2017
Love her dress ,crown and veil
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Photo of Rose Torres Rose Torres
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08/16/2017
That is a truly beautiful gown. Very classy couple.
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08/16/2017
Beautiful portrait....gorgeous bride.
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Photo of Anita Worstine Anita Worstine
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08/16/2017
to AncientFaces do u know of any sites on fb that show the old fashion wedding dresses from back from the ped of the 1920s & 1930s ty .. i do enjoy seening urs ..
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08/16/2017
Anita - I don't know about FB but if you go to Wedding & Anniversary there are hundreds of old wedding photos, including from the 20's and 30's. I agree - they are great fashion! :)
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08/16/2017
Bet he's Italian with that great moustache.
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Photo of Randall Frye Randall Frye
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09/03/2017
Born in Sicily in 1873!
Photo of Sarah Starns Bellott Sarah Starns Bellott
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08/16/2017
Beautiful, modest wedding gown. You rarely see dresses like that anymore.
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08/16/2017
My grandma in the 1930s.
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08/16/2017
Beautiful
Photo of April Williams April Williams
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08/16/2017
Rhonda Marion Todd she was a gem. She passed a couple years ago in her 90s. ❤️
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08/17/2017
Nice
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08/17/2017
Beautiful photo
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08/17/2017
Now that's a moustache, Luke Alford
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Photo of Lisa Bonney Lisa Bonney
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08/17/2017
My guess would be to show off their beautiful wedding attire and flowers. Sitting would not do the gown much justice.
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08/17/2017
My great grandpa was about 6 inches shorter than my great grandma. In their pictures he was either standing on the upper stair, or she was leaning a bit.
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Photo of Ann Nottingham Ann Nottingham
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08/18/2017
In almost all old wedding photos, the woman's hand is on his shoulder or arm. I think it's a sign of affection. As for the woman standing, my guess is that 1) the husband was usually taller, 2) the undergarments made sitting a project, and 3) to show off the gown! A man's suit was just "there" :D
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Photo of Margaret D'Amico Margaret D'Amico
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09/04/2017
My paternal grandparents. My Dad, Anthony Augustus D'Amico, was the 7th of their 10 living children. They were very happy.
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Photo of Margaret D'Amico Margaret D'Amico
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09/13/2017
Thank you! They were a handsome and loving couple, or so I was told. There are few pictures of either/both smiling.
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Anna (Arena) D'Amico
Anna (Arena) D'Amico Feb 6, 1880 - Apr 8, 1954 Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Arena) D'amico of Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania United States was born on February 6, 1880 in Termini Imerese, Province of Palermo County, Sicily Italy to Frederico Arena. She had a sister Josephine (Arena) Culotta. Anna D'amico died at age 74 years old on April 8, 1954 in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania United States, and was buried on April 12, 1954 at Saints Philip and James Cemetery in Meyersdale.
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Diego Francesco DAmico
Diego Francesco DAmico Jun 7, 1873 - May 6, 1927 Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Charles Damico, born Diego Francesco Damico in 1873 Sicily, immigrated to the United States in 1884 where he created wealth for himself and his community. His parents were Filippo D'amico (1835 - 1881) and Giuseppa Carmela Lombardo (1846 - after 1886). He had siblings Agostino, Girolama, and Rosaria. Charles arrived in the US in 1994. In 1902, Charles married Anna A. Arena (1880 - 1954) and they had Phillip, Frances, Frederick, Anna, Johana, Jeroma, Rose, Anthony, Rita, and Cecelia. In the 1910 federal census, he was married and head of household. He said that he was a "Wholesale and Retail Merchant" in the fruit industry (owner). He owned his home and in the household in Meyersdale, PA were wife Annie (they had been married 8 years), mother. now called Josephine. and children Philip (sic), Josephine, Fredrick (sic), and Geohanna (sic). He could read, write, and spoke English. He was a naturalized US citizen, and both of his parents were born in Italy. By 1915, he had become a great success - an article about him and his dedication to his town was written. See Charles Damico's Manner of Showing His Interest in and Loyalty to Meyersdale for more details. On his WW1 draft card was the following: He was stout, had black hair, brown hair, and no distinguishing marks.
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