Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.21.001
Accession#:
2011.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Karleen Grummett.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Sheldon & McKanna Furniture and Undertaking
Place:
Juneau
Year Range from:
1916
Year Range to:
1918
Description:
Sepia toned photographic print of a group of people and a horse drawn hearse in front of the Sheldon & McKanna Furniture and Undertaking store front. At center is a horse drawn hearse with a two horse hitch and a man sitting up on the box. To proper left of the hearse are ten men, two women and one child standing on a board walk. There is a second child at extreme proper left standing on the sidewalk.
Notes:
Sheldon & McKanna built furniture and provided undertaking services. They built a 2 story building on 3rd Street in early 1916. Their business partnership dissolved in September of 1916.

Sheldon handled business in Douglas and McKanna handled business in Juneau.
People:
Grummett, Karleen
Search Terms:
Business
Death
Transportation
Childhood
Home Life
Furniture
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