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Johnson, Stella, fl. 1938 [Wedding Invitation for Genevieve Aletta and Martin Huska]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09580.03 Author/Creator: Johnson, Stella, fl. 1938 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Printed letter Date: 1938 Pagination: 1 p. ; envelope : 16.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

An invitation from Mrs. Stella Johnson for the wedding of her daughter, Genevieve Aletta, to Martin Huska. The wedding is to be held on 24 September 1938 at the Evangelical Saron Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. The envelope has a note from Paul H. Lobik indicating that he kissed Margie Crist for the first time on the night of the wedding.

Huska, Martin, fl. 1938-1943
Huska, Genevieve Aletta, fl. 1938
Johnson, Stella, fl. 1938
Lobik, Paul H., 1915-1998

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