These wedding portraits are extremely rare and were taken in December, 1946, after he had established a commercial photography business in a small store-front studio in Carmel, CA, earlier that year. But in the early 1950’s he relocated to Berkeley, CA, and during the late 1950s he was chairman of the photographic department at the San Francisco Art Institute. These portraits were obtained during a brief window of opportunity when he did portrait photography before he became a world class landscape and architectural photographer. The larger portrait has the words, ” Photograph by Morley Baer Carmel, California” and #1457-3A. There is an additional cut on the left side of the photo made by the photographer. It has never been framed. The subject of the smaller photo in the folio is the bride with the same blouse, jacket, and hat as in the photo of the couple, and it appears to be a studio shot. There is no mark on the back indicating Morley Baer’s photography, but what appears to be a “3” crossed out and a “4”. Morley Baer went on to receive the distinguished National Award for Photography from the American Institute of Architects in 1966 and, in 1967, became one of the original founders of Friends of Photography along with Ansel Adams and Brett Weston in Carmel. In 1979 he became the first photographer ever to receive the coveted Prix de Rome from the American Academy. Countless articles and books have featured Baer’s photography, including his 1989 lifetime retrospective monograph entitled “Light Years”. Baer taught and mentored countless students in landscape and architectural photography from his stone house near Garrapata Beach, CA. From a pet-free, smoke-free, scent-free and mildew-free home. Thank you for looking!