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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.
Hearse and Undertaker
1922
Chris Schanel, undertaker, stands next to the back of his hearse. A home and trees are in the background.
Horse-Drawn Hearses in a Funeral Procession
View from across unpaved street of four men with horse-drawn hearses lined up in front of an undertaking building. The other storefronts are a stable on the left, and a hardware store on the right.
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...
Horse-Drawn Hearse
View across board sidewalk towards a hearse being pulled by a team of two horses wearing fly-nets.
Main Street
May 25, 1925
Main Street with storefronts, automobiles, and horses and carriages parked along it.
