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[Horse-drawn hearses in front of funeral parlor, New York City(?)] – Vintage Print

[Horse-drawn hearses in front of funeral parlor, New York City(?)], [between 1908 and 1924] — historic photograph
[Horse-drawn hearses in front of funeral parlor, New York City(?)], [between 1908 and 1924]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Horse-drawn hearses wait in front of a funeral parlor in what is likely New York City, a sight common on city streets between 1908 and 1924. Horses still anchored the funeral trade then, and matched teams, dark drapery and plumes signaled the respect owed to the dead. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, the work of a news photographer who recorded everyday street life in the city during these years. It also catches a transitional moment, as motor vehicles were beginning to take over work the horse had long done.

Created / published[between 1908 and 1924]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1930.
NotesGeorge Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsHearses--New York (State)--New York--1900-1930. Funeral rites & ceremonies--New York (State)--New York--1900-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,281 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-194121

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