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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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Highway 110 Cross

Date: 06 1997
Description: A cross on Highway 110 South of Winchester marks the spot where Tabitha Dyer was killed in a car accident.
Print

Rural Burial

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Description: Engraved view of a country burial in the snow. A clergyman reads a blessing as a mourner kneels near the grave. A group of mourners bow their heads. A team...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Widow Mrs. J.D. Tippett

Date: 11 25 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Mrs. J.D. Tippett, widow of slain Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippett weeps at the graveside services f...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Jacqueline Kennedy at Funeral

Date: 11 26 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy holds the flag that draped her late husband's coffin as she turns from the gra...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Crowd on Bascom Hill at Lincoln Monument

Date: 11 26 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Even the statue of Abraham Lincoln on the University of Wisconsin campus seemed more somber 11/25 than...
Photograph

Funeral for a Child

Date: 1902
Description: Group standing outdoors in the yard of a small clapboard church at the funeral of a small child. The child's white coffin, surrounded by mourners, stands o...
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Funeral Flowers

Date: 1928
Description: Floral decorations for a funeral, massed in the corner of a residential room. Printed on large ribbons adorning the decorations are the words: "Husband," "...
Photograph

Residential Wake

Date: 1925
Description: Deceased man's body lying in open veiled coffin, surrounded by flowers, in a residential interior.
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Horse-drawn Hearse in the Snow

Date: 1910
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...
Photograph

Composite Floral Funeral Portrait

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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...
Photograph

Church Interior Decorated for a Funeral

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Description: Interior view of a church from the rear, probably decorated for a funeral, with flowers arranged around the altar.
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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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Funeral Flower Arrangement

Date: 1902
Description: Flower arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz at Oak Hill cemetery. Her portrait is placed in the center of one of the arrangements.
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Funeral Flower Arrangement

Date: 1902
Description: Funeral flower arrangement for Mrs. Henry Scholz. Her portrait is at the center of the arrangement with the word "Mother" written below it. The arrangement...
Photograph

Funeral Floral Arrangements

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Mr. Henry Scholz draped in a black cloth, surrounded by several funeral floral arrangements. The portrait is propped up against steps which are...
Photograph

Mrs. Henry Scholz Funeral Floral Arrangements

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Henry Scholz draped in a black cloth, surrounded by floral arrangements for her funeral. The portrait and arrangements are propped up agai...
Photograph

Floral Arrangements for Funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz

Date: 1902
Description: Eight floral arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz arranged on a small staircase covered in a black backdrop. A small portrait of her has been ...

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