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Funeral rites and ceremonies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Cox Funeral Home Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-351
Scope and Contents

Fifteen circa 1925 photographs of the interior of Cox Funeral Home on Westover Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1923-1925; Other: Date acquired: 10/00/1980

Freeman Family Photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 007-MSS 2016-019
Scope and Contents

Thirty-four circa 1900 photographs of individuals, families, other groups, a gravesite, a horse-drawn carriage, and school classes primarily in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the photographs feature one subject or a small family group. Also, two oversized portraits of unidentified young girls.

Dates: created: circa 1900-1920; Other: Date acquired: 02/15/2016

General Douglas MacArthur Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-698
Scope and Contents

Printed promotional materials for the MacArthur Memorial, one 2014 research paper written by Jim Zobel, photographs, and funeral-related documents of General Douglas MacArthur.

Dates: created: 1964-2014; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

General Douglas MacArthur Funeral Procession Photographs

 Collection — 15 photographs
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-493
Scope and Contents

Fifteen April 1964 photographs of General Douglas MacArthur's funeral procession in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1964; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Horace C. Downing Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-152
Scope and Contents

Four certificates, one photograph, one booklet, one resolution, and one funeral program for Horace C. Downing of Norfolk, Virginia from 1990-1999. The funeral program includes Downing's obituary and order of service.

Dates: created: circa 1990-1999; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

J. R. Williams Funeral Home Ledgers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-146
Scope and Contents

Four ledgers dating from 1909-1949 containing death records from J. R. Williams Funeral Home in South Norfolk, Virginia. Volume 1, which covered deaths from May 24, 1902 to August 17, 1909, is missing. An index for Volumes 1-5 is also included separately. Volumes 4 and 5 contain obituaries along with some of the entries.

Dates: created: 1909-1949; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Official Plans for Funeral and Interment of General Douglas MacArthur

 Collection
Identifier: 001/01/MSS 0000-580
Scope and Contents

Plans for police, traffic, military, and special ceremony of the 1964 funeral of General Douglas MacArthur.

Dates: 1964