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A Ghanaian newlywed couple stand proudly arm in arm while dressed in elegant western attire. The bride dons a long white wedding gown and an elaborate embroidered headdress with a long white trail that falls in a pile on the carpeted floor. The groom wears a smart black suit with a prominent top hat. Both wear white gloves. The photograph, titled “Colonial Wedding” dates to circa 1930 in Accra, Ghana by Ghanaian photographer J. K. Bruce-Vanderpuije. The black and white photograph is one of 25 by the iconic African photographer on view in Unveiling the Shadows of the Past: J. K. …