Collection The First Ladies
Biographies & Portraits
Frances Cleveland on her wedding day
- Date of Work
- 1886
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Frances Cleveland on her wedding day
Frances Folsom Cleveland on her wedding day in 1886, dressed to descend the stairs, posed for this photograph to show her wedding gown and its orange blossom and laurel trimmings. Her costume lacks only the long veil.
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