AMAZINGLY, photos exist of Asher & Birda's honeymoon... or, at least they're alleged photos of their honeymoon outing as some of them are dated 28 July 1920, and they didn't officially get married until 2 Aug 1920... but what do I know? Maybe that's how they did it last century, or maybe they were dated wrong.
Either way, these are of the same timeframe of when they were young and blissfully in love.
News clip:
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| SOURCE: Vernal Express 1920, Aug 6, p8 |
"Asher Merkley, one of the popular members of the younger social set was married to Birdie Lewis, another of Vernal's younger crowd last week. The happy couple are spending their honeymoon in the new-style, 'back to nature' way at the lakes of Old Baldy."
All photos are from the personal albums of David Ahrnsbrak.
The following is an excerpt story from their son Bryce's memoir, "Some Remembrances of My Mother", written May 2001:
"...They decided to go to the “Ballies” for their
honeymoon. The following
information came from J. Clive Davis... J. Clive was dating Jennie Lewis who
later became Jennie Hullinger.
Asher, Birda, J. Clive and Jennie loaded up pack horses and riding
horses and started for the “Ballies” to fish. After arriving there and fishing for a couple of days, Asher
came to Clive and asked him if some different sleeping arrangements couldn’t be
worked out. The men had been
sleeping together and so had the women.
Asher decided that it was time to work out some other arrangement..."
These next two I'm assuming are from the same trip (based on the clothing similarities),
but I wasn't aware that more than four were on this trip together....
maybe they tagged along at the beginning or end?
Either way, I don't know who they all are, but you CAN pick out Birda in the white dress.
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| (Birda on far left) |
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