Showing posts with label hearse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hearse. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Occupational Portrait of Three Grave Diggers Posing With a Recently Dug Grave in a Cemetery (1860s)

Portrait of three grave diggers posing with a recently dug grave in a cemetery, location unknown, c. 1860s. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Note the blanket in the foreground used for collecting dirt from the grave as it is being dug. Also, a possible hearse is seen in the background at the top of the hill at left.


Friday, January 16, 2015

View of President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Procession in Indianapolis, Indiana (1865)


View of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 30, 1865. His casket is visible on the horse-drawn hearse. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.