The Mourners Carry On-- Members of a bereaved family transfer coffin from hearse to cemetery-owned truck outside Mt. Carmel cemetery in Queens yesterday after hearse drivers, members of an AFL union, refused to pass picket line set up by striking grave diggers. Mourners also dug the grave. Similar situations were found in at least 10 cemeteries in the metropolitan area.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The Mourners Carry On-- Members of a bereaved family transfer coffin from hearse to cemetery-owned truck outside Mt. Carmel cemetery in Queens yesterday after hearse drivers, members of an AFL union, refused to pass picket line set up by striking grave diggers. Mourners also dug the grave. Similar situations were found in at least 10 cemeteries in the metropolitan area.

Associated Press · [ca. February 1953]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Labor: Strikes: Misc: U.S.

🔒

Order museum-quality prints

Sign in to order prints, canvas, and more of this work. Browsing and full-resolution downloads stay free.