Emma & Albert Schekoske
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Emma & Albert Schekoske
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Stuart Steele
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07/24/2015
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AncientFaces
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07/27/2015
Based on the fashion, this wedding photo looks to have been taken around the early 1920s?
Jennifer Evans
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I did, too. Not a happy couple - body language stinks!
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Why didn't they smile back then?
They both look very unhappy. She would have looked prettier if she smiled. Was he desperate?
They both look very unhappy. She would have looked prettier if she smiled. Was he desperate?
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It took longer to get the shot back than so they had to hold their expressions and poses longer. Thus they often opted for less "fun/happy" expressions as they can be harder to keep still.
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If they smiled the photo was usually blurred. They had to stay extremely still and it took awhile to take the photo :)
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His suit looks way to small and the look on the woman's face is of disgust. He of course has a smirk! lol
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I was just going to comment on that,, and does she appear a bit older than he?
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Ha! I thought the same thing! I also was thinking she was a bit "plain "
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I was thinking the same about their looks! :)
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Wonder if the photographer said something offensive!
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I find the pose strange...why her back to him...why not sitting on the chair
Helen Gazzara
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07/27/2015
They stood to show off the dress. If they sat, the dress got very crushed. That's also the reason why men sat and women stood in these old wedding photos.
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I've got some.beautiful old photos of my family dating back to the late 1800s if any one would like to see them
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Im having trouble putting my photos on this site any ideas. Do i have to be a member
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Albert valentine Schekoshe and Emma Auguste Marquardt married in Queensland in 1927 and immediately set up house in Murgon until they moved to Pialba in the mid 1950's and finally returned to Wondai in the 1970's. He died in 1981. This information found on Ancestry.com. No mention of why emma was looking so sour on her wedding day.
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They didn't smile because the photo would be blurred. They had to stay extremely still and it took awhile to take the photo. I would think they were very uncomfortable. If you look at any old photo it is the same :)
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I think that is probably true because someone had said something like this about some other photos.It said it took a long period of time to get the picture.I wondered if this was a borrowed suit .I'm not sure if hey had formal rentals when this was taken.All in all a nice picture.
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Not smiling is ok but my goodness she just looks miserable.
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None of my relatives are smiling in any of their old pictures.
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Deanne Fabro
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07/27/2015
Handsome groom! The bride kooks a lot younger than him. I wonder if their marriage lasted. Would like to see pictures later on of them.
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Love the dress and veil, but man, I don't think I've ever seen a bride look so grim. I know many of these pics they didn't smile, but many brides had a soft look about them, dreamy etc. I think we know who ruled this household.
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Shes not a very pretty bride but her dress is definately 1920s
Sara Simon
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The Bride doesn't look to happy in this photo! Love the photo though.
Stuart Steele
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07/28/2015
Albert and Emma were happily married but produced no children--he is my first cousin twice removed. He was 24 and she 27 when they married.
Stuart Steele
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08/25/2015
To Jose Wagner De Castro--I did NOT put this photo of my ancestors onto this site for ridicule or disparaging remarks. It is for like minded people to enjoy what was our past. If you have nothing nice to say THEN SAY NOTHING!!!!
Kathy Pinna
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08/25/2015
Stuart - His comment has been deleted. I'm so sorry we didn't catch it earlier.
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Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emma Augusta (Marquardt ) Schekoske.
Albert Valentine Schekoske of 56 Baynes St, in Wondai, South Burnett Regional County, QLD Australia was born on October 1, 1903 in Wondai to Ellen (Steele) Schekoske and Xavier Schekoske. He had siblings William Valentine Steele, Eva Ellen Schekoske, Mary Schekoske, and Nicholas Andrew Schekoske. He married Emma Augusta (Marquardt ) Schekoske, and died at age 77 years old on September 29, 1981 in Wondai. Albert Schekoske was buried in Wondai.
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