From the Drake-Braithwaite Funeral Home, Chicago A historically significant early 20th-century wooden mortuary pew, believed to be among the original furnishings visible in the iconic photograph of the seven victims of the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre, taken in Chicago on February 14, 1929. This solid oak bench—with squared arms, flat back panel, and utilitarian joinery—was used in the identification/viewing room of the Drake-Braithwaite Funeral Home, where six of the massacre victims were received. The Drake‑Braithwaite Funeral Home—with that exact name—relocated to 2221 N. Lincoln Ave. in 1929, the same year as the massacre, and is directly documented as receiving six of the seven victims. A 2009 archival image published on Flickr clearly identifies the building as the same funeral home involved in handling the massacre aftermath. The bench offered here closely matches the one seen in the historic photograph, visible at the left side of the image. Ownership has descended through three generations of the Beinecke family, beginning with Daniel Robert Beinecke Sr. (1893–1971), who purchased the funeral home in 1929. It remained in operation until the death of his son, Daniel Robert Beinecke Jr. (1920–1987), who was also the final funeral conducted there. The consignor, Don Beinecke, inherited the bench and has retained it in the family ever since. Coupled with a notarized provenance letter and the consignor’s birth certificate listing the same mortuary address, the history of ownership and connection to the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre is highly credible. Dimensions: 7 ft. 2 in. long x 36 in. high x 19 in. deep Provenance: Drake-Braithwaite Funeral Home, Chicago; by descent through the Beinecke family Pickup & Shipping: This lot is available for free local pickup in Sacramento, CA. For blanket-wrapped delivery within California, contact Delbert McCrea at (831) 566-6088. For cross-country transport, CCC Transport is recommended at (920) 450-5027. Structurally sound with original finish. Expected surface wear consistent with age and institutional use.