Wedding of Sopheap Kuth and Pen Hing at the home of Pen Hing's mother, Mrs. Chounn Chen, Lowell, Massachusetts

Wedding of Sopheap Kuth and Pen Hing at the home of Pen Hing's mother, Mrs. Chounn Chen, Lowell, Massachusetts

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Index data: These photos document the second day of a two-day Cambodian wedding held at the home of Mrs. Chhoun Chen, 20 N. Franklin Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. Mrs. Chhoun's daughter, Pen Hing is the bride, Sopheap Muth is the groom. 1, Female singer, Sarann Kong; 2-6, Wedding guests tie hands of bride and groom together; 7-8, Bride and groom hold ceremonial sword while hands are tied together; 9-12, Wedding guests tie hands of bride and groom together; 13, Bride and groom; 14-18, Wedding guests tie hands of bride and groom together; 19-21, Wedding guest, Sirik Seng (who served as wedding photographer), ties hands of bride and groom together; 22-23, Wedding guests tie hands of bride and groom together; 24-27, Wedding guest, Saravuth Kao (left), ties hands of bride and groom together; 28-31, Bride and groom; 32, Groom photographed in bedroom after ceremony; 33-34, Bride and groom photographed in bedroom after phase of ceremony; 35-37, Male singer, Sarin Kim, and female singer, Sarann Kong, perform pantomime.

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01/01/1987
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lowell
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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