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Viewing casket of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 06 21 1925
Description: A crowd of mourners viewing the flag drapped casket of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda.
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Dead Baby in Casket

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of a dead baby in casket, covered with roses.
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French Cemetery

Date: 1920
Description: French Cemetery. The Stone tombs are the graves of Joseph Rolette and his daughter, Elisabeth.
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Man Laid Out in Coffin

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Description: Deceased body of a man in coffin.
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A Mother's Funeral Coffin

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Description: Open coffin, decorated with flowers, and a wreath that reads, "Our Mother" in a funeral salon.
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International Hearse

Date: 05 04 1937
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...
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National Casket Company Truck

Date: 03 30 1925
Description: A man loads a wooden box containing a casket onto the back of a Model 33 International truck owned by the National Casket Company.
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Corpse of an Elderly Man

Date: 1918
Description: Corpse of an elderly man laid out in his coffin with floral decorations.
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Mac Laren Family Indian Grave

Date: 1911
Description: A dilapidated grave near Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store and Sturgeon Lake. The coffin is covered with birch bark.
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Grave Detail

Date: 1910
Description: A detail of a grave at an Indian village by Namakan lake. There is a box containing various tokens by the wooden coffin.
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"Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: The wife of Prince August Wilhelm, accompanied by the wife of General Fieldmarshall Hindenburg, are attending the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue ...
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The Kaiser's Coffin

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: The Armistice Day parade is heading down Main Street. This float shows German Kaiser Wilhelm II's coffin. A group of joyful men and woman are riding on the...

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