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

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.