• Collection ID DN-0062712
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Samuel Meisenberg funeral, uniformed men carrying the casket of Meisenberg into Anshe Kenesses Israel Synagogue] [graphic].
  • Dates 1914 May 14.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of uniformed men carrying the casket of Samuel Meisenberg into Anshe Kenesses Israel Synagogue located at West Douglas Boulevard and South Homan Avenue in the North Lawndale community area of Chicago, Illinois. Crowds are gathered around them, and two men are sitting in trees in the background. Samuel Meisenberg was a United States Marine who was killed in the American capture of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) History American occupation, 1914
    • North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Subjects
    • Samuel Meisenberg funeral, Chicago, Ill., 1914.
    • Marines Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Coffins 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Military officers Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Crowds Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Hearses Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Funeral rites & ceremonies Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Jews Illinois Chicago 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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