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Champion Chemical Company Postcard

Date: 09 1910
Description: Exhibit of the Champion Chemical Company promoting their embalming fluids. Also presented in the exhibit are caskets and clothing to dress the dead.
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N.L. Dahl

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Description: Photograph of N.L. Dahl in front of a horse-drawn hearse. Photograph is mounted on an advertising card reading: "For Coffins, Caskets, and Trimmings at rea...
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Utley & Co. Undertakers' Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Men standing near an International truck used by the Utley & Co., a furniture and undertaking company. The Utley & Co. storefront is in the background. The...
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George L. Thomas

Date: 05 24 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George L. Thomas, Milwaukee undertaker.
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Horse-Drawn Hearse

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Description: Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving.
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Horse-Drawn Hearse

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Description: Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving. In the background on the right a small pig is running near a fen...
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Hearse and Undertaker

Date: 1922
Description: Chris Schanel, undertaker, stands next to the back of his hearse. A home and trees are in the background.
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Oak Street

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view from street in the central business district. The street is lined with businesses, and a few have awnings over their storefronts...
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Flood Scene

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of a street scene. Groups of people are gathered along the sidewalks near storefronts. A building on the left has a painted sign...
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Haywagon on a Village Street

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of a haywagon pulled through a village by two horses. The driver is perched on top of the load. One horse wears a blanket with printi...
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Horse-Drawn Hearses in a Funeral Procession

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Description: View from across unpaved street of four men with horse-drawn hearses lined up in front of an undertaking building. The other storefronts are a stable on th...
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Main Street

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Description: View across Main Street toward businesses on the right, including a harness repair shop, undertaker, and a bank. A horse and wagon is in the street. Captio...
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Mill Street, Looking North

Date: 06 23 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Mill St., Weyauwega, Wis., Looking North." An unpaved street with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. Storefronts and sidewalks lin...

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