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2014.49.018-046-0101
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Masonic funeral, Seattle, circa 1950

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A Masonic funeral was held at Seattle's First African Methodist Church at 1544 14th Avenue. Here, at the gravesite, an unidentified woman in a fur coat adds flowers to the coffin while another woman speaks to one of the bereaved (center left).
ID Number: 2014.49.018.046.0101
Date: Circa 1950
Creator(s): Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.018.046.0101
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Black/African American, Rites and Ceremonies

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