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Vaguely recall 1947 Texas City Disaster being brought up before but not seeing these shots. May have been a previous board. These captures are from the mass funeral service for victims held in Memorial Park.

Photos from Rescuing Texas History 2006 collection.

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Last shot left original size to see how many coaches can be identified. It was marked taken the day of the explosion, April 16, 1947.

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I agree and probably no different now days either. Do any "Senior" Texans know what the "stacked" license plate prefixes "FT" and "HE" mean? THX-MM
 
I read somewhere that in order to conserve metal for the war effort, they used smaller plates and stacked the prefixes to save space.
 
Smaller License Plates to Conserve Metal During WW-II

I read somewhere that in order to conserve metal for the war effort, they used smaller plates and stacked the prefixes to save space.

Doug: That's interesting...never heard that one. I thought maybe "FT" was a Code for (Funeral Truck) and "HE" was for a (Hearse). I know in later years in some midwest states, "FT" often stood for a (Farm Truck). THX-MM
 
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doug, you read write. mr. renstrom you are right too. we know how to show respect. especially if it's earned.:smileTEXAS:
 
Unlabelled funeral coach taken 9/6/29 in Miami, FL.

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Philbrick FH hearse (labelled as 1910 model) in Miami taken 12/6/29.

William A. Fishbaugh photographer (both). Images from Florida Photographic Collection.

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Couldn't find another established mixed procar thread noninclusive of fleet shots. Please move them if there is one.

Vaguely recall 1947 Texas City Disaster being brought up before but not seeing these shots. May have been a previous board. These captures are from the mass funeral service for victims held in Memorial Park.

Photos from Rescuing Texas History 2006 collection.

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Last shot left original size to see how many coaches can be identified. It was marked taken the day of the explosion, April 16, 1947.

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photo one, standing looking at paperwork is felix morales. if you look at liscense plate you can see his name on plate. and i think that is pat h. foley looking at others. pretty sure. my dad told us that the texas city disaster was worse than what he seen in ww2. felix died about 10 years ago and pat h. about 30 years ago. sci now owns pat h. and morales is still family owned.
 
Two more (as of yet) unspecified vintage coaches.

Landau 3-way used for the funeral of Marine Sergeant Robert Essig, dated 5/2/51.

Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.

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Picked up this original b/w photograph on recent road trip. It was taken between '30-'32 in front of a modest Elkton, VA FH that may have been Kryger's first location. (The building still stands.) Any idea what coach this is Keith?

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Limo style three-way from the 1951 funeral is a 1939 Henney-Packard, the landau style in the next photos is a 1942 Henney-Packard
 
Hubcaps suggest this Pierce-Arrow is a '32, which would have made it brand new when shot the same year for LA based clients Copple Auto Works and Pierce Brothers (whose name is on door). Natural fit for Pierce Brothers to utilize Pierce-Arrow funeral coach that was locally built, right?

Image from Dick Whittington Studio and part of the Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

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Date, location, and service make this impressive - I'd say the good doctor was far ahead of the curve!

Dr. R. M. Scott Dog & Cat Hospital in Beverly Hills taken in 1925.

Image from Dick Whittington Studio and part of Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

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Another Pierce-Arrow in Socal. This one is an ambulance belonging to E. Clair Overholtzer - Undertakers, shot in 1928 (although the car is a few years older). '28 CA license plate COM 247-856.

Images from Dick Whittington Studio and part of Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

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LA based Copple Auto Works had this Beverly Hills Police ambulance shot in 1932. Interestingly under magnification, the film negative has been modified. Beverly Hills Emergency Hospital was still painted on the side within the dark body stripe when photo was taken, having been darkened. So Copple may have been coach builder and the (older) unit may have been transitioning from hospital to police use?

Images from Dick Whittington Studio and part of Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

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