Spinning Stories

My mother found this awesome photograph in a bin at an antiques shop yesterday:




Written on the back is, "May 20, 1937."

We've been trying to figure these two out. Where are they? Neither wears a wedding ring, but look at that pose - especially her hand on his shoulder. They're a handsome couple, comfortable in each other's space, but they're not married - at least not yet.

Maybe it's City Hall, and they're about to get married. That would explain why the occasion warranted a camera. But, as my mother pointed out, why no flowers? Even in his lapel?

Maybe they're about to get on a train, or a boat somewhere.

I like that rakish hat, and the look in her eyes. I hope she completely shocked his parents.