Ard Godfrey

Title: Photograph of Ard Godfrey's House
Type: Photograph
Date: July 28, 1886
Source: Minnesota Historical Society

Description: Photograph of a wedding party at the Ard Godfrey house.

Activities:

1. What features in this photograph are clues that it was not taken recently?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: The carriage to the right in the photo is one clue. The style of clothing that is being worn is another.
2. What occasion is being celebrated here? How can you tell?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: This is a photograph of a wedding party. The woman in the center is wearing white and what appears to bea veil.
3. Why do you think the terms "S. P. Cox" and "Minnehaha Falls" are printed at the bottom of this photograph?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: S. P. Cox was the photographer, and his studio was located in Minnehaha Falls.
4. The boy in the white shirt seated in the front has a blurred face. What might have caused this?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: Photography at this time required people to remain very still. The boy probably moved his head as the picture was being taken.