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Body in Coffin

Date: 06 30 1927
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."
Photograph

W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
Photograph

Large Memorial Wreaths

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of various bouquet wreaths in several shapes, including a cross and anchor, in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Deceased European American Man

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Description: European American man layed out on a lounging sofa, dressed in a suit. Probably a corpse lying in state.
Photograph

Funeral Wreath

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Description: Studio portrait of a funeral wreath displayed on a table, with the numbers 494.
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Funeral Floral Arrangement

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Description: Studio photograph of a floral arrangement displayed on a table. Probably for a funeral.
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An Infant; Post Mortem

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Description: Indoor portrait of an infant post mortem, lying in a bassinet.
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Post-Mortem Portrait of a Man

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Description: Interior postmortem portrait of a dead man lying on a bed in a room.
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Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 45

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Description: The house was smaller than its legendary fill of righteousness
The author knelt before the scratched and wintered argument
to learn that Grace, in an...

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