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