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03-13-2011, 12:21 PM
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A Really Old Picture of a Funeral Home, 1899
Wish there was some interior pictures too.
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03-13-2011, 02:02 PM
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Re: A Really Old Picture of a Funeral Home, 1899
What? You even have an alien spacecraft in this one and you are STILL whining!! Geez!! There's just no pleasing some people.   |
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03-13-2011, 03:29 PM
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Re: A Really Old Picture of a Funeral Home, 1899
Pah, alien spacecraft don't impress me as much as manky old stained wooden tables and chipped glass jars.
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03-14-2011, 10:00 AM
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Re: A Really Old Picture of a Funeral Home, 1899
This is a beautiful pic. I have tons of funeral and memento mori pics, I'm just too lazy to post them.  |
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03-15-2011, 01:13 AM
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Re: A Really Old Picture of a Funeral Home, 1899
Man Sharon you would love my house then. 150 year old farmhouse that looks 250 years old. |
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03-15-2011, 12:50 PM
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Re: A Really Old Picture of a Funeral Home, 1899
This guy was an undertaker and not necessarly a funeral home. In those days most of these guys just prepared the body and furnished a casket and transportation. The body would be returned back to the home where a family member would stay with it. Undertakers would also provide chairs, a bier and anything else necessary for a funeral at a home or church. The idea of offering a one stop shop complete with reposing rooms and a chappel didn't come until later Funeral Homes. When motor vehicles became common, the undertaker or funeral home was most likely the owner of the town's ambulance service as well, often with a dual use, convertable hearse that turned into an ambulance.
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