[Coffin of Pvt. Harrison W. Temple]
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[Coffin of Pvt. Harrison W. Temple]

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Negative

George L. Hughes

Maker
American, 1894–1980

[Coffin of Pvt. Harrison W. Temple]

March 30, 1949
negative, gelatin on triacetate film
Image/Overall: 20 x 25.1 cm
Purchase with funds from the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, ex-collection Walter A. Johnson, 2010
2010.1315.0033
Inscriptions recto (printed in black ink): No. / Name / Order / Remarks / Retouched / Order Finished / Reorder / Reorder
(stamped in ink): HUGHES STUDIO / 140 E. Main Street / CHILLICOTHE - OHIO / MAR 30 1949
(handwritten in pen and pencil): #321 / Templeton [ton crossed out] Harrison / Pack St. at Ware / [illeg.] #1 / 7.00 /3.00 / TEMPLE / 1 8 x 10 7.00 / 8 @ 3.00 24.00 / 31.00 / 0.93 / 31.93 / 4/2/49 / 30.00 Bal due. / use in window / Del. 4/11/49 / 1 2 [2 is circled]
(printed in ink on attached obituary): Temple Funeral / Service for Pvt. Harrison W. / Temple was conducted at 2 p.m. / Monday from the Ware funeral / home with the Rev. B.H. Dixon / officiating. Burial was in Green- / lawn cemetery. / Singers were Mrs. Russell Mc- / Kee, Mrs. Virgie Schaeffer and / Miss Donna Grooms. / Cmmdr. Richard Polen of VFW / Post 108 conducted graveside / services with Fred Pinney as / chaplain. Bugler was Merrell / Junk and Lt. William Mitchell of / the National Guard unit com- / manded the firing squad. Sgt. / Jack Ford was the military es- / cort for the soldier. / Pallbearers, members of the / VFW Post, were John Temple, / Frank Barton, William Markel, / Charles Goodwin Jr., Nolan Dan- / ner, William Armstrong, Richard / Acord and Fred Simon.

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