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Geddes-Willis Funeral System
The Sepia Socialite
Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States
Some of the most well-known and expansive funeral home businesses were those owned and operated by members of the Geddes family. George D. Geddes opened a mortuary business on Erato Street in Uptown in 1876, which was inherited by his son, Joseph P. Geddes. Another son, Clement J. Geddes was co-owner of Geddes & Moss, which was reorganized by his widow Gertrude Geddes-Willis in the 1940s. This article from The Sepia Socialite discusses the history of the family business and Gertrude's role as a leading businesswoman of her day.
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- Title: Geddes-Willis Funeral System
- Creator: The Sepia Socialite
- Subject Keywords: African American Newspapers, Sepia Socialite
- Type: document
- Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
- Repository: Amistad Research Center
- Date: 1942
- Collection: Rare books
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