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Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Four Men and Camera
Rev. John Stinson poses on a lawn with four unidentified men, one of whom holds a tripod with a movie camera. The hospitality tent can be seen on the left of the photo.
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Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Photographer
Rev. John Stinson poses on a lawn with an unidentified man who holds a camera. The same man is seen in DS_014 with a movie camera.
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Three Dayfoot Wedding Guests with Camera
Three unidentified men pose on a lawn with trees, wicker chairs and a building in the background. The man on the left holds a tripod with a movie camera.
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Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Two Guests
Rev. John Stinson, best man at Rev. Arthur Dayfoot's wedding, poses on a lawn with an unidentified female guest and Dr. Harrison Mullett. The woman wears an ankle length dress with peplum and wide brimmed hat.
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Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Two Female Guests
Rev. John Stinson, best man at Rev. Arthur Dayfoot's wedding, poses on a lawn with two unidentified female guests. From a letter from John Stinson dated 1947-05-15, we learn that they were singing O perfect love, Because and A Wedding Prayer. The woman on the right is the same as appears seated in DS_010.
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Dayfoot Wedding Best Man and Bridesmaid
Best man, Rev. John Stinson, and unknown bridesmaid sit at small desks set up on the lawn about 20 yards away from the hospitality tent, which can be seen in the background. They appear to be writing, each with their own book or other memento (it is unclear upon what the bridesmaid is writing).
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Guests Relaxing at the Dayfoot Wedding
Five wedding guests are seated on chairs under the tent on the lawn at the Dayfoot wedding. There are five missionary women in floral ankle length gowns, one man in a suit and one Chinese woman wearing a qipao dress. The latter appears to be joking with someone to her right who is out of the frame. The woman next to her is also looking that way. She also appears in DS_012.
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Bessie Julien Dayfoot Relaxing at Wedding
Bessie Julien Dayfoot sits in a wicker chair holding a cup of tea. Beams, rope and shade suggest she is under a tent. A tea service can be seen on the table to her left. In the background, some figures are standing in a group around small desks where the best man and bridesmaid are seated.
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Dayfoot Wedding Accidental Shot
Bessie Julien Dayfoot stands at the left side of the frame while an unknown older woman walks towards the camera on the right. Neither woman is posing for the camera. There is a large white streak from top to bottom over this woman's left arm.
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Dayfoot Wedding Candid Portrait
Standing on a lawn with flowers, trees and a building in the background, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, Bessie Julien Dayfoot and an unknown bridesmaid are caught off guard in a candid photo while posing for portraits.
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Dayfoot Wedding Party Portrait
The Dayfoot wedding party poses on a lawn - left to right: Rev. John Stinson, unknown bridesmaid, Bessie Julien Dayfoot and Rev. Arthur Dayfoot.
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Bessie Julien Dayfoot with Bridesmaid
Bride Bessie Julien Dayfoot poses with her bridesmaid (unknown) in front of a tent on a lawn with foliage and a building with Chinese style roof in the background.
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Dayfoot Wedding Portrait with Bride, Groom and Best Man
Bride Bessie Julien is flanked by her groom, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, on her right and best man, Rev. John Stinson, on her left. The men wear dark single-breasted jackets with white shirts and white flannel trousers. Bessie wears a white satin full length bridal gown.
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Dayfoot Wedding Portrait in Front of Ivy-Covered Building
Bride Bessie Julien and groom, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, pose on a lawn in front of a building covered with ivy. The arched doorway is visible in the background. The couple appear in the bottom left foreground from their knees upward.
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Arthur and Bessie Dayfoot Happy Wedding Portrait
Outdoor portrait of Rev. Arthur Dayfoot and Bessie Julien smiling broadly on their wedding day in Chengdu. Bessie wears white satin long sleeved dress and holds bouquet with calla lilies.
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Dayfoot Wedding Party and Guests Portrait
Formal portrait with Art and Bessie Dayfoot flanked by wedding party members, including Rev. John Stinson to Art's right and Dr. Harrison Mullett to Bessie's left.
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1947 Dayfoot Wedding, Chengdu
Rev. Arthur Dayfoot and Bessie Julien got married on the WCUU campus on April 19th, 1947. Although they were both from Ontario, they met for the first time at Behludin the year before. This series of photos comes from Rev. John Stinson, who had served as best man at the wedding.