I presume this is a funeral...and if so, it was for a notable indeed. Town founder? No indication on the reverse to indicate what is going on here, but it is some some serious somber sepia.
Original Anonymous Photograph, circa 1880 Collection Jim Linderman
A) No hearse.
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C) Too many people wearing white.
D) No mourners or undertaker.
E) Kid in knee britches and straw boater without shoes or socks.
I'd say they're headed to the cemetery for Decoration Day activities.