This photograph was taken on the wedding day of Richard Nelson Bell and Iris Sloman in 1939. Pictured in the photograph, from left, are: Charles Bell, father of Richard Nelson Bell; Josephine Sloman, mother of Iris; Richard Nelson Bell; Iris Sloman Bell; Mary Bell, mother of Richard Nelson Bell; and Albert Sloman, father of Iris. This family photo was in the possession of Rick Bell, of St. Catharines, Ontario. The Sloman - Bell ancestry includes escaped Black slaves from the United States.