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Remnants of Bodies of a Hindu Funeral Pile

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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."
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Helilift of Corpses

Date: 06 1962
Description: Helilift of corpses after a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi. The corpses are wrapped in sheets and lying atop mats on the ground in a field. S...
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Family with Pets and Dead Fox

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Description: A family poses outdoors in the snow in front of their house. The father proudly holds a dead fox. The mother and youngest child stand on the left, and the ...
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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 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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Flower Arrangements for the Funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz

Date: 1902
Description: Floral arrangements at Oak Hill cemetery for the funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz. A small portrait of her has been placed at the center of the arrangements.
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Orthodox Funeral for Russian Captain

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Description: A Russian captain, killed near Czernowitz, is being given an Orthodox funeral service in Czernowitz (Chernivtsi).

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