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Wilbur Corcoran Funeral
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Five-year-old Wilbur Corcoran, son of Frank and Margaret Corcoran, 624 Williamson Street, lying in a coffin surrounded by flower arrangements and a three-tiered candelabra. At the front of the coffin is a religious kneeler.
March 8, 1930
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Body in Coffin
June 30, 1927
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."
Casket and Flowers at Cemetery
April 21, 1934
Casket and flowers at cemetery for the funeral of Lorraine V. McGraw.
Child in Coffin at Funeral Home
July 26, 1945
William E. Crossen, eighteen-months-old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Crossen, shown in a coffin at Joyce Funeral Home.
Flowers at Funeral of Belle Case La Follette
August 21, 1931
Floral display for the funeral of Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Building.
Cadet Singers
August 30, 1930
Floyd's Singing Cadets. Two cadets and a leader are posing at the Orpheum theater.
Funeral Service for Roy L. Matson
December 6, 1960
Members of the Wisconsin State Journal staff carry the coffin bearing the body of editor Roy L. Matson from St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Rector Robert C. Shaw at left.
