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Horse-drawn Hearse in the Snow
1910
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 buildings in the background are the homes of Nick...
Funeral Procession on Main Street
View from board sidewalk of a line of wagons, including a hearse, moving down an unpaved street in town. Location identified as Main Street, and a funeral procession.
Horse-Drawn Hearse
circa 1920-1929
Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving.
Horse-Drawn Hearse
circa 1920-1929
Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving. In the background on the right a small pig is running near a fence.
Beck Funeral Home
February 15, 1978
"Lester Beck, Undertaker. In 1913, Lester's father, Fred Beck, and Robert Kietzer formed a partnership as undertakers and, in 1917, Fred went on his own in the business. In those days the dead were...
A Rural Procession of Carriages
1910
View of a procession of horse-drawn carriages along a dirt road through a field. The second carriage from the left is a hearse. There is a farm in the background.
