Open Casket at a Funeral Parlor
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Leo E. Tiede
(American, 1889 - 1968)
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotographic print
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineLeo Tiede Photo Collection
Object number37057.372
DescriptionEarly 20th century photograph of a casket on display at a funeral surrounded by floral wreaths. This photograph was taken by Leo Tiede, a prominent Orange County photographer. It is likely that the early Santa Ana photographer were taking photographs for commercial purposes. Tiede advertised his services as a commercial photographer and could have taken the picture to help market Santa Ana’s early 20th century mortuaries.On View
Not on view
Early 20th century
