Hearse Carriage outside P. Blake & Sons Funeral Building, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1915

Summary

This photo shows a horse-drawn hearse outside P. Blake & Sons, a "funeral furnisher." Patrick Blake, the original proprietor, had been a furniture maker before selling caskets and other funeral supplies. The transition from furniture maker to undertaker was common in the 19th century, as furniture makers and woodworkers made caskets before the growth of the funeral industry.

This photo shows a horse-drawn hearse outside P. Blake & Sons, a "funeral furnisher." Patrick Blake, the original proprietor, had been a furniture maker before selling caskets and other funeral supplies. The transition from furniture maker to undertaker was common in the 19th century, as furniture makers and woodworkers made caskets before the growth of the funeral industry.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1915

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.1298

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.875 in

Width: 7.438 in

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