Images From the Attic: Clark County History
The 1911 wedding invitation didn’t seem anything more than ordinary. The bride had the announcement printed in difficult-to-read Germanic script. Unravelling it reveals Henry H. Claassen and Nina C. Stanley announced their marriage in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 7. It’s the smaller, legible, sans serif print in all capitals at the lower left-hand corner that’s stunning: “AN AVIATION WEDDING 1000 FEET ABOVE THE EARTH.”
Source: columbian.com