[Photo Album]: Dog Funeral

Publication Date: 1960

About this Item

A collection of 161 color photographs housed in a black three-ring binder of a funeral for a family dog, without captions. The images are 3½" x 3½" or 3½" x 5". All are near fine with very slight age toning to some of the edges. An album depicting an elaborate funeral held in remembrance of an adored family pet. The deceased, a small to medium sized brown dog (Lhasa apso?), is shown in a white coffin on an alter copiously bedecked with red flowers and a matching red banner that reads "Beloved Angel," with what appears to be the statue of St. Francis of Assis and surrounded by numerous stuffed animal dogs. The album is an extensive documentation of the event with formally dressed friends and children, who in some instances have brought their pets, paying their respects as they are photographed with the departed, along with the ushering of the miniature casket outside, and a graveside burial ceremony. Among the images are a group of women with big beehive hairdos standing around as someone reads what appears to be a eulogy; women bestowing kisses on the canine cadaver; two boys formally saluting the casket; and a group of children outside raising the American flag over the grave. A truly quirky collection of images dedicated to the memory of a much loved pet. Seller Inventory # 393028

Bibliographic Details

Title: [Photo Album]: Dog Funeral

Publication Date: 1960

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine