Brilliant Blankets for a Blushing Bride. A colorful ceremony during the "fleet frolic week" at Seattle, Was., recently was the Indian tribal wedding of Hialtsa, granddaughter of chief Wha-Cah-Budd of the Snohomish tribe, and Schumins, a Clallan brave. Photo shows the happy couple, in their picturesque attire of feathers and buckskin, receiving the wedding gifts, gaily-hued blankets, after being united by the aged chief.
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Brilliant Blankets for a Blushing Bride. A colorful ceremony during the "fleet frolic week" at Seattle, Was., recently was the Indian tribal wedding of Hialtsa, granddaughter of chief Wha-Cah-Budd of the Snohomish tribe, and Schumins, a Clallan brave. Photo shows the happy couple, in their picturesque attire of feathers and buckskin, receiving the wedding gifts, gaily-hued blankets, after being united by the aged chief.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1932]

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[Information from item housing] Indians: Wire Photos

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