Vintage Illustrations Of The Hearse 1900S. Harmsworth`s Universal Encyclopaedia 1920S - Social History. Illustrations Showing The Changes Through The Eras Of The Hearse. Open Vehicle With Glass Panels Driven By Horses And A Type Of Motor Hearse. A Hearse Is A Large Vehicle, Especially An Automobile, Used To Carry The Dead Body Of A Person In A Coffin/Casket At A Funeral, Wake, Or Memorial Service. They Range From Deliberately Anonymous Vehicles To Very Formal Heavily Decorated Vehicles. The Name Is Derived, Through The French Herse, From The Latin Herpex, Which Means A Harrow. The Funeral Hearse Was Originally A Wooden Or Metal Framework, Which Stood Over The Bier Or Coffin And Supported The Pall.

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