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| Date: | 02 12 1950 |
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| Description: | A mortgage burning ceremony was held at the South Shore Methodist Church, 610 Olin Avenue, and more than 100 persons participated. The church was built and... |
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| Description: | European American man layed out on a lounging sofa, dressed in a suit. Probably a corpse lying in state. |
| Date: | 09 18 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the twin caskets of University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank and Glenn, Jr. in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda at the state funer... |
| Date: | 09 18 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the crowd in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda during the funerals for University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank and his son Glenn, ... |
| Date: | 09 18 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the overflow crowd standing outside the Wisconsin State Capitol during the funerals for University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank and ... |
| Date: | 09 18 1940 |
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| Description: | The caskets of University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank and his son Glenn, Jr. are carried up the steps of the Monona Avenue entrance to the Wisconsin... |
| 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: | 09 03 1955 |
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| Description: | Mamie Till Bradley, the mother of Emmett Till, weeps during his funeral. The 14-year-old Till was murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi for alle... |
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| Description: | The Nguyen family, each wearing a white headband, poses in front of the casket of Kim Nguyen, the family patriarch. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | The remains of President Lincoln lying in state in Monument Square and Pavilion. Lincoln's body was on its way from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illino... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Moravian funeral on the front lawn of a home. Six men carry a casket toward a group of people playing musical instruments. On either sid... |
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| Description: | View of a funeral pyre for a group of deceased Hindu people. Remnants of bodies lie on a stack of logs for cremation. Caption reads: "Hindu Funeral Pile." |
| Date: | 05 1911 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever... |
| Date: | 06 1962 |
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| Description: | Funeral services in the village of Vinh Quoi, Vietnam for casualties of a Viet Cong attack. Two of the deceased are covered with woven mats and lying on wh... |
| Date: | 06 1962 |
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| Description: | Funeral services in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam for casualties of a Viet Cong attack. Two bodies are lying covered with woven mats on top of white pallets. There ar... |
| Date: | 06 1962 |
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| Description: | Large funeral for multiple people in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Numerous decoratively painted coffins with cloth coverings are on display in a large open-air, roo... |
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| Description: | Funeral memorial card of floral wreaths with a banner reading, "AT REST," and an animal tail [?]. |
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| Description: | Funeral memorial card with a floral cross and bouquets. |
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| Description: | Funeral memorial card with floral wreaths and banner reading, "OUR FRIEND," and initials "ADC" [?]. |
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| Description: | Funeral memorial card with one heart-shaped wreath and other floral wreaths decorated with ribbons and cards. |
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