Collection	World War I
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print on cardstock of Atley H. Cook's Body in Casket
Event	World War I
Film Size	4" x 5"
Medium	Photographic Paper/Cardstock
Neg #	23331
Notes	Image taken on Main Street in Oshkosh of Atley H. Cook's Body in Casket. An American Express Company delivery wagon is parked in front of the Spikes & McDonald Funeral Home with the casket inside. The casket is covered with flowers. In the left background is the John Pool Gun Company and sporting goods store. The three men are identified from left to right as: Louis Wegner; Lawrence Beals; and Carl Von Hoff driving the wagon. All three men worked for the express company. Atley H. Cook was born in Oshkosh, WI on April 9, 1894, the son of William and Amy (McIlroy) Cook. In 1917 he was serving as a member of the 2nd Recruit Company, Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Totten, New York when he died of disease on May 26, 1917. He was the first soldier from Oshkosh to die during World War I. His body was shipped back to Oshkosh for burial shortly after.
Object ID	P2005.21
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Cook, Atley H. Wegner, Louis Beals, Lawrence Von Hoff, Carl
Place	Oshkosh, WI
Print size	5.25" x 7.25"
Subjects	World War I Homefront Oshkosh Streets Main Street Stores & shops Storehouses Small Commercial Enterprises Sporting goods Sporting goods stores Funerary facilities Horse drawn vehicles Wagons Delivery wagons Death Death & burial
Title	Atley H. Cook's Body in Casket
Year Range from	1917
Year range to	1917

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