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The Brisbane Courier reported this wedding thus: DRYNAN-FLANAGAN. At St. Stephen's Cathedral on August 7, the marriage was solemnised of Mr. Andrew John (Drew) Drynan (eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Drynan, Beaudesert) and Miss Marie Flanagan (second daughter of Mrs. Flanagan and the late Mr. Andrew Flanagan, Forest Home, Rathdowney). Rev. Father Hennessey performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Father Steele (Yeronga). The bride, who was given away by her uncle (Mr. Frank. Egan), was in a silver lace and georgette frock made with wide side drapes, and an uneven hem line with a diamente ornament at the side. Her pale pink tulle veil was arranged in cap fashion with a coronet of orange blossoms and silver lace. She also carried a showy bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. The bride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Kitty Flanagan (sister) and. Miss Ena Drynan (sister of the bridegroom). They wore frocks of pale blue, and pale pink net, respectively. The tucked bodices were attached to skirts adorned with handkerchief and peacock drapes mounted on silver lace, and finished with soft taffetas bows. They wore blue and pink crinoline hats faced with tulle and trimmed with bows of silver rib- bon. They also carried bouquets ol pale pink and blue flowers. Mr. Jim Drynan (brother of bridegroom) was best man, and Mr. Jack Enright was groomsman. Miss Kitty Slack presided at the organ. The guests were enter tained at the Jenolan Cafe by Mrs. Flanagan, who wore a costume of black mariette with an overrskirt of block silk lace. She also wore a black hat with touches of pink, and carried a bouquet of red and pink shaded roses. The bridegroom's mother was frocked in a semi-ensemble of honey coloured mariette with a front panel of satin beauté, and a hat en suite. She carried an autumn tinted posy. After the recep tion the bride and bridegroom left on their honeymoon, which will be spent on a motor tour of the Northern Rivers. Mrs. Drynan wore a travelling frock of fawn Marocain showing hand embroideries, with a Visca straw hat in a lemon shade. nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21440802

You can see the original newspaper article here: trove.nla.gov.au/static/ndp/tmpImageFiles/article21440802...

From left to right: Frida Kahlo, Peig Sayers, Michael D.

love the outfits --fabulous image!

Now there's you a real motley crew!

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/64555638@N00] and there's Merle Streep beside him!!! What a wonderful social commentary Carol, great shot and great material to mull over with a nice cup of tea and (non virtual) sticky bun! The two ladies with veils over their faces as a reminder that the hijab was not the only form of face covering in use. The gentleman with the top hat looking so discomfited by mixing with the hoi-polloi and the casual boater relaxing at the back, a great start to a Flickr week!

I'd say the woman at far left is only going as far as the Spanish Arch.

Panhard 20hp with a visitor for the Gordon Bennett race and various motor car tours held by the Automotive Club over the week it ran, July 1903.

Ben Fagan You think definitely July 1903 then?

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Definitely, at least one other photo taken from around the same position in the J.J. Clarke collection was attributed to the same time: catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000168157 . Not to mention that the driver doesn't match any of the known early motorists of Ireland at this time. Also many came from as far as France to see the Race, which would explain the side panniers for holding tools etc - these were unusual at the time.

The driver reminds me of Mr Toad of Toad Hall, The Wind in the Willows - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Toad

Ben Fagan Huzzah! July 1903 it is then.