Description: A photograph of Lincoln's funeral catafalque in Columbus, Ohio, on April 29, 1865 The photo shows the hearse outside the Ohio Statehouse (out of camera view) where Lincoln's body was laid in state before continuing its journey to Springfield, Illinois, and then back to Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_003
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Funeral vehicles
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Railroad car on tracks with uniform soldiers on guard. Reverse side reads "Copy of a lithograph showing the Lincoln Funeral car as it appeared in Washington, D.C. the morning the train left for Springfield [Illinois], train carriage, Hale collection." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_017_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Funeral vehicles; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: A horse-drawn hearse marked "Stoneburners Hearse." A hearse as a funerary vehicle has its origins in an elaborate framework erected over a coffin or tomb to which memorial verses or epitaphs were attached. Such framework was commonly placed on top of horse-drawn carriages until petroleum-driven hearses became available in the United States in 1909 and widely used in 1920s. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07788
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Funeral rites & ceremonies; Funeral vehicles;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Dated ca. 1880-1900, these are advertisements for coach and hearse models from Merts & Riddle Coach and Hearse Company in Ravenna, Ohio. The first page features an Improved No. 9, page 2 features No. 70 and includes a description which reads "This cut represents our medium size Funeral Car. It has finest quality polished French plate glass; hammer cloth on seat, black broad-cloth lambrequin curtains, trimmed with heavy black silk fringe and tassels; large, hand carved wood center urn on top; late style silver-plated inside drop rails, with bouquet holders. Table plates, table rollers, bier pins, hub-caps, hub-bands, seat rail and pole crab, silver-plated; elegant silver lamps; best Collinge axles; best oil-tempered Swede steel springs and best steel tire. Foot rug, pole straps and wrench, " and provides its dimensions. Page 3 advertises Improved No. 132, page 4 No. 136, and page 5 No. 236. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1606A_B01F15_009
Subjects: Ravenna (Ohio); Carriages & coaches; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Funeral industry; Funeral vehicles; Advertisements
Places: Ravenna (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1880-1900, these are advertisements for coach and hearse models from Merts & Riddle Coach and Hearse Company in Ravenna, Ohio. The first page features a No. 857 model with text to either side which reads "Builders of Fine Funeral Cars and Funeral Coaches, Broughams, Landaus, Palace Pall Bearers' Coaches, Berlin Coaches and Coupes." The text below the image reads "New Styles! Handsome Designs! Silver grey funeral cars a specialty; a large Stock of finished work constantly on hand to select from. Also some excellent second-hand Hearses, Landaus, Coaches, Broughams, Coupes, etc. Correspondence solicited." Page 2 advertises model No. 887, a back funeral car, page 3 No. 83, page 4 No. 356, and page 5 No. 479. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1606A_B01F16_857
Subjects: Ravenna (Ohio); Carriages & coaches; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Funeral industry; Funeral vehicles; Advertisements
Places: Ravenna (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio)