Photograph, Wedding - Anne Phillips McMath

 
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Photograph, Wedding - Anne Phillips McMath
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Photograph, Wedding - Anne Phillips McMath

Object number2016.050.01
DateOctober 6, 1944
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA sepia colored wedding portrait of Sarah Anne Philips McMath taken on October 6, 1944. Anne is wearing a white floor length wedding dress with the train wrapped around into the front. She is also wearing a white mid-arm length veil and a necklace. Anne is holding a bouquet in front of her, is standing at an angle, and is looking forward.

    Originally from Slate Spring, Mississippi, Sarah Anne Phillips attended the Mississippi State College for Women until health problems prevented her from finishing. She met Sidney Sanders McMath in Washington, D.C. during World War II through mutual friends. The couple became married on October 6, 1944. When the war was over, the McMaths moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. When Sid McMath became governor in 1949, the McMaths became the initial First Family to occupy the home that is now known as the Governor’s Mansion. Anne McMath faced numerous challenges during her time as a First Lady. Not only did she have to manage the duties of being First Lady and preparing the new governor’s house for occupancy, she also had to raise a very young family-- the McMaths’ youngest son was born the same year Governor McMath took office!
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