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[Woman in a Casket]

Description: Photograph of a woman in a white casket at her funeral. There are floral arrangements around her, and a painting of Jesus above her casket.
Date: June 26, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.273241 -97.742851
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Carrying a coffin in preparation for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Identical coffins decorated with floral sprays are lined up on the porch of the temporary morgue building at Camp Wallace in Hitchcock. Four men dressed in suits carry one coffin to waiting hearses. On the back of the photograph is written: "This is a scene at Camp Wallace in Hitchcock, where the unclaimed bodies were stored in cold storage awaiting identification. The individual caskets were loaded into individual hearses loaned by over 50 funeral homes in southeast Texas. The man carrying… more
Date: June 22, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Loading a casket into a hearse for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Four pallbearers load a decorated casket into the back of a hearse in preparation for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. The license plate on the hearse is FT 3925 Texas - 47. A row of hearses is parked near the building at Camp Wallace being used as a mortuary.
Date: June 22, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Mourners near the caskets at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Rows of identical caskets topped with sprays of flowers are waiting for burial at the interdenominational funeral services conducted at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947 for victims of the 1947 Texas City. Persons walk between the rows, and a large crowd is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph is written: "Mass funeral 6/22/47 Inter-denominational".
Date: June 22, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[At the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: An honor guard is placing a coffin in its designated location at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. The coffin is being placed in the 8th spot of the 2nd row. Seventeen other identical coffins topped with flower sprays are already in place. A large crowd is gathered for the service, standing outside the roped-off area. On the back of the photograph is written: "Caskets were arranged in 3 rows - on either side of locat… more
Date: June 22, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Cars Outside Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of a hearse and a fire truck parked in front of a Presbyterian church for Assistant Chief Ruie E. Akin's funeral in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: June 7, 1954
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Firemen Standing at Attention Outside Station]

Description: Photograph of a group of firemen in uniform standing at attention for Assistant Chief Ruie E. Akin's funeral, outside the central fire station in Beaumont, Texas. The first four men in the line, from left to right, are A. B. O'Quinn, John McReir, Onion Wilkerson, and Joe Curry. The ninth man from the left is Ed Grass, and the twelfth from the left is Frank Estes.
Date: June 7, 1954
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter saluting during memorial service]

Description: Photograph of TXSSAR Arlington Chapter Members dressed in their colonial American revolution attire, standing shoulder to shoulder and saluting for a group photograph during the memorial and funeral service of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Coke, born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains were declared unrecoverable until recently and his family m… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter saluting during memorial service, 3]

Description: Photograph of TXSSAR Arlington Chapter Members dressed in their colonial American revolution attire, standing shoulder to shoulder and saluting for a group photograph during the memorial and funeral service of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Bikers are seen riding in the street and flying the American flag in their salute to Coke. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds o… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter during memorial service]

Description: Photograph of TXSSAR Arlington Chapter Members dressed in their colonial American revolution attire and standing shoulder to shoulder posing for a group photograph during the memorial and funeral service of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Coke, born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains were declared unrecoverable until recently and his family made… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter saluting during memorial service, 2]

Description: Photograph of TXSSAR Arlington Chapter Members dressed in their colonial American revolution attire, standing shoulder to shoulder and saluting for a group photograph during the memorial and funeral service of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Bikers are seen riding in the street and flying the American flag in their salute to Coke. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds o… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Navy men and women standing by]

Description: Photograph of the men and women of the U.S. Navy standing with their rifles by their side during the memorial service for Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains were declared unrecoverable until recently and his family made the decision to return Coke to Arlington to be laid to rest with his parents.
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Navy men and women carrying the remains of George Anderson Coke, Jr.]

Description: Photograph of the men and women of the U.S. Navy carrying the remains of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr., during the memorial and funeral service. Men and women in their colors are seen standing in the background and saluting the coffin in honorably respect. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains were declared unrecoverable until rece… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ted E. Wilson and Gary Faletti]

Description: Photograph of Ted E. Wilson (left) and Gary Faletti (right) posed together outside of First United Methodist Church during the memorial service of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Wilson and Faletti are a part of the TXSSAR Arlington chapter and are their to give their respect to a fallen solider. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men and women in their Military uniforms]

Description: Photograph of TXSSAR Arlington Chapter Members dressed in their colonial American revolution attire and standing with the men and women of the U.S. Navy bearing their colors. The men and women are standing shoulder to shoulder and posing for a group photograph during the memorial and funeral service of Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Coke, born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of… more
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Navy men and women firing rifles]

Description: Photograph of the men and women of the U.S. Navy firing their rifles in a three-volley salute for Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains were declared unrecoverable until recently and his family made the decision to return Coke to Arlington to be laid to rest with his parents.
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Location: 32.730446 -97.101285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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