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Description: Comb graves in Good Hope Cemetery in Overton Co., Tenn.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Livingston Q - Good Hope Cem 4
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People pose for a photograph in front of the statue of Kim Jung Suk, Kim Il Sung's first wife, at the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, Pyongyang
According to oral tradition, this cemetery has served residents of the Providence area since the 1830s. The earliest marked grave is that of Elizabeth Hughes, who died in 1841, but the presence of unmarked graves suggests that the burial ground was used earlier. There are more than 600 graves located here, including those of early Providence area farmers, slaves, and veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II. The historic burial ground is maintained by the Providence Cemetery Association. It remains an important cultural resource in this area. (1992) (Marker No. 8648)
I was curious about the fences around graves and this is all I could find..
In some cemeteries (particularly in the western US), the fences were erected to keep coyotes away,and in some cemeteries, the gravesites were fenced to give the appearance of private property or personal space; much like you would fence the property where your house stands.
one person suggested that long ago people were burried on thier own land ,so it was to keep the farm animals off the graves...and it was a custom that they kept..
London Road Cemetery in Coventry is one of the best preserved Victorian cemeteries in the country. It was founded in 1845 and opened in 1847. It is on the site of a former quarry, was designed by Joseph Paxton and is laid out on different levels, with lawns, trees and terraces to give a park-like appearance.
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a closed, historic cemetery located in the East End of London. The cemetery opened in 1841 and closed for burials in 1966. It is now a nature reserve, and other land has been added to the park, including "Scrapyard Meadow".
Morocco. Fez El Djedid.
The burial ground is covered with white arched tombstones. Some have engraved inscriptions, the more recent in French and older ones in Hebrew.There are small chambers for burning candles in some of these tombs, which explains the black soot appearing in stark contrast to the white of the stones.
An old disused Jewish cemetery where no one has been buried for the last 120 years.
Nikon N80 / Nikkor 85mm/1.8D / Kodak BW400CN shot at 800 Iso / Minolta Scan Dual III
Holga 120S, Kodak Portra 800. 23 Sept 2011.
Wilmington, NC.
uploading older photos i missed the first time around.
Nashville City Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Nashville dating back to 1822. Many notable people are buried there, including 22 mayors of Tennessee, governors, Confederate generals, soldiers, and politicians. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 18, 1872.
Lawrence Cemetery (before 1832)
216th St. at 42nd Ave. (originally 4th St. at New St.)
Bayside, Queens
One of three Lawrence family cemeteries in Queens.
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI15-7657
Greenwood Cemetery open in 1869 after being converted from a farm, and covers 43 acres. It is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) lived on the farm in the late 1700s. Over the years, Greenwood's fortunes declined. The cemetery became a target for vandalism and many headstones were toppled and broken. Maintenance became sporadic and vegetation began to consume the cemetery. Only the front third of the cemetery is cleared enough to walk through unimpeded. The rear of the cemetery has reverted to forest with trees springing up through the middle of graves. It is not an unusual sight to see a headstone pinioned between two trees. The Knights of Pythias, upset over conditions at Greenwood, tried unsuccessfully to have their name removed from the cemetery. The court has appointed Gloria Boyd & Kevin Lynch custodians of the cemetery on a temporary basis. They are in charge of getting the grounds in repair and arranging burials. The decision on a permanent owner will be at a later date.
OBITUARY.
MR, C. T. HOLDEN. The death occurred at the Auckland Hospital yesterday of Mr. Charles Thomas Holden, of Waiohua Road, Green Lane, at the age of 47 years. A returned soldier, who saw three years' service in Mesopotamia and France with the wireless engineers attached to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, he suffered from almost total blindness in recent years and regularly attended the Jubilee Institute for the Blind. Born in London, he went to sea at the age of 12 and after voyaging several times round the world he became quartermaster on the cable-steamer Iris in New Zealand. He entered the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department 21 years ago and on his return from the war he was stationed at the Pukekohe Post Office. He is survived by his wife and one son.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320305.2.147
Plot 58: Charles Thomas Holden – Telegraph Foreman
18418 Spr
C. T. HOLDEN
Wireless Troop
died 4-3-1932
N.Z.E.F
aged 47.
HOLDEN.—On March 4, at Auckland Hospital, Charles Thomas Holden, dearly-beloved husband of Florence Holden, 17, Waiohua Road, Green Lane.
Funeral will leave residence at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday), for Waikumete Cemetery. Friends please accept, this intimation.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320305.2.2.5
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Description: Comb graves of Joseph and Barbry Olive Looper in Nicey Looper Cemetery in Overton Co., Tenn.
Date: February 12, 2015
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Crawford Q - Nicy Looper Cem 2
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1. Relief of a woman, 2. Bearded man relief, 3. Alpha and Omega, 4. Cemetery angel, 5. Tent emblem of an Oddfellows chapter, 6. Verdigris floral panel on gravestone, 7. Celtic cross gravestone, 8. Celtic knot design on a gravestone, 9. Faithful dog footstone, 10. Samuel Riggs mausoleum, 11. Oddfellows chain links, 12. Woman cemetery sculpture, lost in memories?, 13. Lillies relief on gravestone, 14. anchor squircle, 15. Ship relief on gravestone, 16. Angel pointing to heaven, 17. Initials W-O O-W and something else?, 18. Relief of woman on Walters' monument, 19. Ornate monument design, 20. Sorrowful cemetery statue, 21. Untitled, 22. Eye in the sun design on monument, 23. Angel pointing heavenward, 24. Booth family monument, 25. Comforting, healing angel
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Elmwood Cemetery
Norfolk, Virginia
Listed 8/27/2013
Reference Number: 1300643
Elmwood Cemetery is a 50-acre municipal cemetery established in Norfolk County (now in the City ofNorfolk), Virginia, in 1853. It is contiguous with Norfolk's first public cemetery, Cedar Grove, established in 1825. Elmwood is filled with an abundance of Victorian funerary art and displays a wealth of material culture relating to the Victorian attitudes toward death and mourning. It contains the graves of individuals and groups who made noteworthy contributions to the city, state, and nation. The works of both local and nationally recognized artisans, sculptors and stonemasons may be found there. It contains abundant resources for the study of the social, political, economic, cultural and ethnic heritage of the area. Elmwood continues to serve as an active city cemetery. Elmwood Cemetery is locally significant under Criteria A and C and areas of significance are Social History, Art, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. The property is locally significant under Criterion B as the final resting place for numerous individuals whose contributions to Norfolk's development are significant, as well as historic figures who achieved prominence on a statewide or larger scale, in particular the following individuals: Littleton Waller Tazewell, Sr., Hugh Blair Grigsby, James Barron Hope, David Minton Wright, Walter Herron Taylor, Robert Morton Hughes, William Sloane, Williams. Forrest, and Lycurgus Berkley, Sr. Elmwood Cemetery meets Criteria Considerations C and D as it derives significance from its association with historic events and individuals and its design characteristics. Elmwood's period of significance begins with the establishment of the cemetery in 1853 and ends with the construction of the Superintendent's Office in 1931.
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