Mourner Collection

PietA (St. Peters Basilica, Vatican) by Michelangelo, published in 1878
PietA. The famous artwork shows the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. Wood engraving after the sculpture (c. 1498 - 1499) by Michelangelo Buonarroti in the St

Liza Minnelli Leaving Funeral Home
(Original Caption) NEW YORK-6/27/69-: Judy Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli, carries a small basket of flowers as she leaves funeral home following services June 27 for her famous mother

Jesse James in His Coffin
(Original Caption) 4/1882-St. Joseph, MO: Jesse James, famed frontier desperado in his coffin. Taken by A. A. Hughes, St. Joseph, Mo. April, 1882

Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grunewald
Painting "Christ on the Cross, " by Mathias Grunewald (1503-29), from the Isenheim Altar, in the Colmar Museum. BPA 2 #497

Pieta by Michelangelo
Michelangelo's Pieta. Rome, Basilica of St. Peter. Undated photograph

The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp Political Cartoon by Benjamin Wilson
In this print, the treasury secretary George Grenville is seen carrying a child's coffin which says, "Miss Ame-Stamp born 1765 died 1766." (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Grandmother of the Russian Revolution Breshka Brashkoski
(Original Caption) Picture shows Breshka Brashkoski, the grandmother of the Russian Revolution, at a funeral of the those who died for freedom's cause

Mexican Police Watch Mourners at Grave
(Original Caption) 1913-Mexico: Mexican Revolution of 1913. Photo shows police watching mourners at Maderos Grave

Bolshevik Honor Guard
A Bolshevik honor guard waits to greet Breshka Brashkoski

Bolshevik Funeral Goers
(Original Caption) Russia: International Regiment of the Kazan Bolsheviks at a Bolshevik funeral

Collins and Mulcahy at Griffith's Funeral
Irish president and Army commander Michael Collins (left) walks with Richard Mulcahy behind the coffin of assassinated president Arthur Griffith on August 16, 1922

James Mills Kneeling by Wife's Grave
Jimmy Mills kneels in prayer at the open grave of his wife Eleanor in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Eleanor Mills and the Reverend Edward W. Hall were found murdered in September 1922

Family Attending a Funeral
(Original Caption) Funeral services for Floyd Collins, whose body was found buried in debris in Sand Cave where he had been imprisoned for 2 weeks. Seated in the center are his parents, Mr. And Mrs

Funeral Procession of Chicago Gangster Angelo Genna
(Original Caption) 6/1/25: Funeral of a Chicago gangster

Crowd at Rudolph Valentino Funeral
(Original Caption) New York: General view of crowd outside Campbell funeral home during memorial for screen idol Rudolph Valentino

Spectators Observing Sacco and Venzetti Funeral Procession
(Original Caption) Funeral Procession of Sacco and Venzetti in Boston, Massachusetts

Tex Rickard Funeral
(Original Caption) January 10, 1929, New York, N.Y.: While 10, 000 persons sat in silence in Madison Square Garden, two ministers paid final and formal respects to Tex Rickard

Funeral for Wilmer Stultz
Friends and American Legion members remember pilot Wilmer Stultz during his funeral. He was killed in a plane crash

Funeral Service for Pickets
(Original Caption) 10/5/1929-Marion

John Dillinger Lying In Coffin
(Original Caption) 1934-Mooresville, IN: John Dillinger lying in state at home town of Mooresville, IN

Mourners at Funeral for Strike Victim
(Original Caption) 9/21/1934-Mount Holly, North Carolina-In an open field at Mount Holly, NC, solemn services are held for Ernest H. Riley

Joseph Stalin Carrying Bier
Joseph Stalin and several important members of the Soviet government bury Sergey Kirov in the Kremlin wall

Stalin Attending Kirov's Funeral
Joseph Stalin and several important members of the Soviet government bury Sergey Kirov

Funeral Procession for Maxim Gorky
(Original Caption) Moscow, USSR: Not since Paris buried Victor Hugo has a man of letters had such a funeral as was given Maxim Gorky, the great Russian writer

Czechs Weep At Presidential Funeral Procession
Prague citizens weep as a funeral procession for President Thomas G. Masaryk passes

John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Sons
(Original Caption) Kin of Rockefeller Await Arrival of Body. On the railroad station at Tarrytown, N.Y. awaiting the arrival of the body of John D. Rockefeller, Sr

Mayor LaGuardia at Gershwin Funeral
New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia stands with other mourners in front of Temple Emanu-el shortly before the funeral of songwriter George Gershwin

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Funeral Procession
Polio patients and men of the Marine Honor Guard are shown lined up before Georgia Hall at the Warm Springs Foundation as the body of Franklin D

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Funeral Procession
The flag-draped casket bearing the body of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt is rolled past thousands of mourners en route from Union Station to the White House

Children Gather Around a Newspaper
Children look a newspaper paying tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt as they wait for his funeral procession to pass by on Constitution Avenue

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Funeral Procession
Crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue to watch Franklin Delano Roosevelt's funeral procession as it passes the White House

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Funeral Procession
The funeral procession for President Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the White House gates

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Funeral Procession
Mourners line 15th Street as the Roosevelt funeral procession passes before turning into Pennsylvania Avenue for last lap to the White House

Funeral for President Roosevelt
The funeral procession for President Franklin Roosevelt ends at the White House after it began at Union Station. The President died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Warm Springs, Georgia

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Funeral Procession
Mourners line the streets in Washington, DC, to watch the funeral procession for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 14, 1945

Mourners Watch FDR's Funeral Procession
Mourners watch the funeral procession of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as it makes its way up Constitution Avenue to the White House for the funeral service

Funeral for President Roosevelt
The late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is laid to rest in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate. Mourners and military officers gather to pay their last respects

Funeral for President Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna Boettiger at graveside during the funeral services for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The late president was buried in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate

Funeral for President Roosevelt
The late President Franklin Roosevelt is laid to rest in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate. The Reverend W. George W. Anthony intones a prayer during the ceremony

Mourners Gathering to See President Franklin D Roosevelt's Funeral Train
Crowds gather on April 19, 1945, at a railroad station in Greenville, South Carolina, to view the funeral train carrying the body of President Roosevelt back to Washington

Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt Leaving Funeral
Eleanor Roosevelt and President Truman leave the funeral of the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt. | Location: Hyde Park, New York, USA

Mourners at Lincoln Memorial During Services
Memorial service at the Lincoln Memorial for victims of lynchings in the southern states. This memorial service was timed to coincide with memorial services taking place in the south

Mourners in Civil Rights March
A view of a march held in Washington on August 6, 1946 by an estimated 10

Mourners Attending Funeral of Abdul Kadir Husseini
The coffin containing the body of Abdul Kadir Husseini, Jerusalem district commander of the Arab Liberation Army, is borne on shoulders of his bodyguards during the funeral attended by more than 20

Basilone Family Attending Burial
(Original Caption) Re-Buried with Full Military Honors. Washington D.C. Eighteen soldiers and marines were reburied in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors

Fans Awaiting Babe Ruth's Coffin
(Original Caption) Waiting for the Babe to come home...Crowds line the sidewalk around Yankee Stadium, August 17th, awaiting the arrival of the coffin bearing Babe Ruth

Line Waiting to Pass Babe Ruth's Remains at Yankee Stadium
(Original Caption) View from elevation of Yankee Stadium as thousands of persons, young and old, from all walks of life, formed long lines to pass before the bier of Babe Ruth

Mourners at Memorial Service in Korea
Family members cry and burn incense at a Seoul memorial service for the victims of the Soviet Union shooting down of a Korean Airlines jumbo jet in 1983

Richard Burton's Family Leaving Funeral
The family of Richard Burton leaves the small church where his funeral was held. In front is widow Sally Burton, with Brook Williams

Funeral of Indira Gandhi
Mourners walk with the bier of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on its way to cremation, New Delhi, India, 3rd November 1984. Gandhi was assassinated by two of her own bodyguards on 31st October 1984

Indira Gandhi Lying In State with Flowers
(Original Caption) 11/2/1984-New Delhi-ORIGNIAL CAPTION READS: The late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi lies in state, as mourners arrange flowers. Mrs. Gandhi's body will be cremated 11/3

Mourners Giving Black Power Salute
Mourners of MOVE members killed in the bombing by the Philadelphia Police stand in front of their former headquarters

Friends Hugging at Jennifer Levin's Memorial Service
(Original Caption) August 29, 1986- New York: Three young women comfort each other outside the Riverside Memorial Chapel August 29, 1986 as services are held for Jennifer Dawn Levin, 18

Pete Seeger Leads Procession
Folk singer Pete Seeger leads a crowd of mourners from the childhood home of political activist Abbie Hoffman to Temple Emmanuel for a traditional Jewish memorial service

Richard Nixon and Mickey Mantle Attending Funeral Service
Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle and former President Richard Nixon (glancing at booklet outlining Order of Mass) attend funeral services for Billy Martin, at St

Funeral Procession Of Queen Victoria
(Original Caption) Queen Victoria's funeral procession at Windsor Castle. Undated photograph

Fala at Franklin Roosevelt's Funeral
Fala, Franklin Roosevelt's dog, watches the approach of the President's casket at FDR's funeral

Lennon Mourners Gather Outside Dakota
(Original Caption) 12/9/1980-New York, NY- A crowd stands in the rain outside the Dakota, some holding pictures of John Lennon

Mourners Holding Vigil for John Lennon
(Original Caption) A solemn child looks on as mourners for slain ex-Beatle, John Lennon

Mourners Holding Vigil for John Lennon
(Original Caption) A solemn child looks on as mourners for slain ex-Beatle, John Lennon

John Lennon Fans Grieving
(Original Caption) Grief for Lennon...Fans express their grief during the silent vigil for slain former Beatle John Lennon in Central Park, December 14th

John Lennon Fans Grieving
(Original Caption) Grief for Lennon...Fans express their grief during the silent vigil for slain former Beatle John Lennon in Central Park, December 14th

John Lennon Fans Marching with Banner in Tokyo
About five thousand Japanese fans of John Lennon carry a banner which says "John Lennon Forever" as they march through the streets of the Ginza district in downtown Tokyo, on Christmas Eve

Death of Julius Caeser by Alexander Zick (1845-1907). From Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II. The painting creation date is circa 1885-1890

Funeral Procession for Defense Secretary Forrestal
The traditional horse-drawn caisson carries former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal to his resting place in Arlington National Cemetery during his funeral procession

Royal Family by Coffin of King Abdullah I
(Original Caption) 7/29/1951-Amman, Jordan- Members of the royal family are shown standing behind the flag-draped coffin of assassinated King Abdullah of Jordan, as prayers are offered before burial

Women Mourning over Eva Peron
Members of Eva Peron's political committees gather around a portrait of the late Argentine first lady to mourn on the day after her death

Argentines Mourning Eva Peron
Holding up lighted candle torches, Argentinians gather around a portrait of Eva Peron in Buenos Aires to mourn the late first lady

World Communist Leaders at Lenin's Grave
Communist leaders from all over the world stand at the Lenin Mausoleum for the funeral of Joseph Stalin

Mourners Pass Portrait of Joseph Stalin
(Original Caption) 3/11/1953-Moscow, Russia: Mourners wait to enter the Hall of Colums in the House of Trade Unions to pay their respects at the Bier of Premier Joseph Stalin

Man Places Wreath at Base of Stalin Memo
(Original Caption) 3/11/1953-Berlin, Germany: As his friend watches

Crowded Streets for Rosenberg Funeral
(Original Caption) Walking mourners follow hearse bearing the bodies of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, en route to the cemetery after funeral services in Brooklyn, on June 21

Mourners and Others at Emmett Till Funeral
(Original Caption) Chicago: Mourners and curiosity seekers flock around entrance to Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ here during funeral services for Emmett Till, 14

Mamie Bradley Crying at Funeral
(Original Caption) Chicago: Mrs. Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till, 14, who was found slain in Mississippi where he was on vacation, is near hysteria as she attends funeral services here

Mrs. Mamie Bradley Watches as Her Son is Lowered into the Ground
(Original Caption) Friends restrain grief-stricken Mrs. Mamie Bradley (left) as her son's body is lowered into the grave after a four day, open casket funeral

Family Attending Funeral
(Original Caption) Two sisters and a brother-in-law of slain millionaire William Woodward, Jr. leave the Woodward family home at 9 East 86th Street. They are Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Sewall and Mrs

Mamie Till Weeping at Arrival of Slain Son
Sinking to knees, Mamie Till-Bradley weeps as the body of her murdered 14-year-old son, Emmett Louis Till, arrives at Chicago Rail Station, Chicago, Illinois, December 2, 1955

Crowd Funeral Procession for Billie Holiday
(Original Caption) 7/21/1959-New York: Fans and friends of jazz singer Billie Holiday line the area as her casket is carried into church here for a solemn requiem mass

Mourners Outside Church for Billie Holiday's Funeral
(Original Caption) 7/21/1959-New York, NY- Crowds mill around St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church as the casket of blues singer Billie Holiday is brought out following a solemn requiem mass

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer Leaving Funeral Service
(Original Caption) Actress Audrey Hepburn and her actor husband Mel Ferrer leave the chapel of the English cemetery in Rome, after attending the funeral service of Lenore Cotten

John D. Rockefeller's Five Sons at Memorial Service
(Original Caption) June 8, 1960 - New York: About 1, 500 persons, including his five sons, attended the memorial service for John D. Rockefeller Jr. in Riverside Church

Funeral for Sam Rayburn
President Kennedy, and former presidents Eisenhower and Truman attend the funeral for Speaker-of-the-House Sam Rayburn

Jazz Funeral For Bandleader John Casimir
The Young Tuxedo Brass Band leads a traditional jazzman's funeral in New Orleans on January 7, 1962 for clarinetist John Casimir, who formed the band in the 1920's

DiMaggio at Monroe's Funeral
Joe DiMaggio (accompanied by son Joe DiMaggio Jr. in marine uniform) at Marilyn Monroe's funeral

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