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Negative - North Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1895 Image Reg. No: MM 8512

[A hearse outside the Central Mission church, North Melbourne, about 1895.]
Description Of Content:
A coffin being carried to a horse-drawn hearse outside the Central Mission.
Acquisition Information:
Copied from Sandra Holdsworth, 1991
Acknowledgement:
The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: churches, coffins, funerals, hearses, horsedrawn vehicles, picket fences, religions, social welfare
Themes this item is part of: Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection
Primary Classification: CELEBRATIONS & TRADITIONS
Secondary Classification: Death & Mourning
Tertiary Classification: funerals
Organisations Depicted: Central Mission North Melbourne
Format: Negative: Black & White; 35 mm
Place & Date Depicted: North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1895
Photographer: Fine Art Studio, circa 1895

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