[The 1959 Miller Hearse]

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Copy slide of a black-and-white photograph of a 1959 Miller hearse parked in front of a curtain background. The vehicle is pained with a dark color and curtains are visible on the rear windshield and passenger side windows. The image appears to be part of an advertisement and the text "Offered in five versions, the Miller-Meteor landau carriage..." is partially visible below the photograph.

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1 photograph : positive, sepia ; 4 x 5 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Library Consortium and was provided by the McMurry University Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Jay-Rollins Library serves the students, faculty, and staff of McMurry University in Abilene. Patrons have access to their extensive collections, which include more than one million items through the library and the Abilene Library Consortium.

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Description

Copy slide of a black-and-white photograph of a 1959 Miller hearse parked in front of a curtain background. The vehicle is pained with a dark color and curtains are visible on the rear windshield and passenger side windows. The image appears to be part of an advertisement and the text "Offered in five versions, the Miller-Meteor landau carriage..." is partially visible below the photograph.

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1 photograph : positive, sepia ; 4 x 5 cm.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

Jack North Abilene History Collection

Jack North, an Abilene historian graduated from McMurry college in 1965 and continued his education while attending the University of Texas Law School and graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1967. For many years North has actively pursued the preservation of history of the Abilene area. This collection contains a combination of primarily photographs and books from his collections.

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  • July 18, 2019, 8:36 p.m.

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  • Aug. 14, 2020, 4:11 p.m.

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[The 1959 Miller Hearse], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1167771/: accessed May 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.

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