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Winneshiek – Wedding of Jim Thorpe and Iva Miller

Jim Thorpe’s Wedding to Iva Miller at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

Men standing in Back Row, left to right: Francis Bresette, Ribbon Boy; Charles Pratt, Usher; Joseph Guyon, Usher; Augustus Look-Around, Usher; Peter Calac, Usher; Edwin Morrin, Usher.

Middle Row, left to right: Francis McMahon, Ribbon Boy; William Hodge, Usher; Gus Welch, Best Man; Jim Thorpe, Groom; Philip Welmas, Usher; Edward Thorpe (Jim’s brother), Usher.

Women and girls standing in front, left to right: Teresa Barron, Flower Girl; Adele Minich, Flower Girl; Miss Margaret Chilson, Maid of Honor; Hazel Nori, Ring Bearer; Iva Miller (Mrs. James Thorpe), Bride; Verna Nori, Flower Girl.

Father Stock, missing from picture.

Caption reads: Jim Thorpe’s Historical Wedding…Ivy Miller (Choctaw) The Smiling Bride. October 1913.

Photographer: Unknown

Collection: Carlisle Indian School

Photo ID: WK-06-01

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©2017 Cumberland County Historical Society | Adapted from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Research Pages of Barbara Landis