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| Date: | 12 05 1924 |
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| Description: | Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing iconic masks and white robes parading down King Street to Schroeder Funeral Home for the funeral of Police officer Herbert Drege... |
| Date: | 12 12 1944 |
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| Description: | Large group of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) trainees, at the Van Hise dormitories, standing at the gravesite of Sparky, with four men carrying the co... |
| Date: | 12 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Large group of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) trainees, at the Van Hise dormitories, standing at the grave site of Sparky, with one man playing taps. ... |
| Date: | 04 21 1934 |
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| Description: | Casket and flowers at cemetery for the funeral of Lorraine V. McGraw. |
| Date: | 08 21 1931 |
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| Description: | Floral display for the funeral of Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Building. |
| Date: | 03 08 1930 |
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| Description: | Five-year-old Wilbur Corcoran, son of Frank and Margaret Corcoran, 624 Williamson Street, lying in a coffin surrounded by flower arrangements and a three-t... |
| Date: | 06 30 1927 |
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| Description: | View towards a body in a coffin in a home with a "Mother" floral arrangement. A cloth in front of a religious kneeler in front of the coffin reads: "IHS." |
| Date: | 06 21 1925 |
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| Description: | A crowd of mourners viewing the flag drapped casket of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of various bouquet wreaths in several shapes, including a cross and anchor, in front of a painted backdrop. |
| Date: | 07 26 1947 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Walter Becker's body in a casket in the front of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 247 Division Street. The casket is surrounded by fl... |
| Date: | 05 04 1937 |
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| Description: | Two men wearing suits and hats are placing a coffin into the back of an International D-2 hearse marked: "Doom Bros." The hearse is parked in front of a la... |
| Date: | 11 1964 |
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| Description: | Delegates from the International Labor Press Association place a marker on the grave of President John F. Kennedy to mark the first anniversary of his deat... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Martin Keefe, owner of the livery stable, drives a horse-drawn hearse, which has sled runners. The hearse was for the funeral of Mrs. Tom Hill. The buildin... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a composite studio portrait of funeral floral arrangements and a man in front of a painted backdrop. A head and shoulders portrait... |
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| Description: | View in the Methodist Church located at Fourth and Harrison. The altar is decorated with flower arrangements. The building burned in 1946. |
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| Description: | The Pontalba Hearse, made of carved wood displayed behind a fence. This image was used in the original brochure for the House on the Rock. |
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