Original 1947 Associated Press Wire Photo showing caskets containing the remains of World War II servicemen being transferred to a funeral train in Oakland, California. According to the AP caption, the bodies arrived aboard the funeral ship Honda Knot from the Pacific Theater and were being transported to their final resting places across the United States. A powerful postwar image documenting the return home of America's war dead following World War II. Mounted on black paper, this image came from a Pittsburgh-area newspaper archive. Measures approximately 9⅛" x 7¾". Shows expected age-related wear, handling marks, newsroom use, and mounting residue. Please see photos.
