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Another French reference is the Belmont Mausoleum seen in the background. The mausoleum is almost an exact copy of the Chapel of Saint-Hubert designed by Leonardo Da Vinci at the Chateau Amboise in the Loire Valley.
The Paris monument in the form of a bench is properly called an exedra
All Faith's Cemetery, Queens
Title inspired by Alfred Lord Tennyson " I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost: Than never to have loved at all. "
Gravesite of one of about 1,021 people who lost their lives when the boat "General Slocum" caught fire in New York's East River.
The "General Slocum" was chartered for a church outing on June 15, 1904. Most of the victims were German immigrants.
All Faiths Cemetery also known as Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
I was fascinated by that thin strand of hair attached to the wing. Surprising that it hasn't broken after being exposed to the elements for over 100 years.
It's always interesting to see how people decorate their family's resting place. I was able to find this cheerful looking bunny for sale online - described as Carotene The Rabbit With Carrots. It's an indoor/outdoor garden statue. The family has customized their statue with the addition of a head dress in Christmas colors and what looks like antlers.
It's very cute.
Sculpture by Ettore Cadorin dated 1921.
After doing further research I find the following information:
This sculpture by Ettore Cadorin was erected for the Karagheusian family in Woodlawn Cemetery. The two women represent the Christian belief that death is a passage from this life to eternal life through resurrection. One figure is presented in a sleep like death which is only temporary while the other figure expresses deliverance and the rapture.
Cemeteries are excellent places for photography. Specially in Autumn.
It´s been raining here for days, almost non-stop. But luckily the rain gave us a break for a couple of hours. So I grabbed my camera and I went straight to the graveyard.
I´ve been trying to photograph this place in several occasions, but I was never able to capture that special atmosphere that cemeteries have .
But yesterday, I found the perfect moment: late evening, a bit rainy, leaves and mushrooms everywhere, and almost no one around.
It will not be the last time I photograph this place :)
Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx
Sculpture of Emilie Demmerle part of the Demmerle family plot. She was the mother of Charles (22 years old) and Frank (23 years old) who with their cousin Robert Wasch (aged 16) were killed on July 30, 1905, struck by lightning on Coney Island. The monument to the 3 boys is to the right and is inscribed “Our Fondest Hopes Lie Buried Here! Taken Suddenly In An Hour of Happiness, Struck By A Bolt Of Lighting"
The final resting place of Conrad Stubenbord and family. Mr. Stubenbord owned real estate in Coney Island, Brooklyn and Daytona, Florida. In 1878 he opened the Prospect Hotel in Coney Island.
This bench type monument is called an exedra.
Green-Wood Cemetery
This large sculpture is part of Joseph Pulitzer's plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.
Joseph Pulitzer was a US Congressman, fought in the US Civil War, publisher and journalist. He founded the Columbia School of Journalism in 1912 and the Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917. The Prize is awarded annually for excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music and drama.
Sculptor: William Ordway Partridge
One more from Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery, fondly called Jewish Graceland.
Olympus OM1
I don’t remember the name of this film
but it’s made in the Czech Republic.
Lopez was born in Mexico, studied with John Quincy Adams Ward and became an American citizen living in New York. The Met Museum has his "The Sprinter" sculpture in its collection on display.
.... Because the doors are perpetually locked, a small window opening offered an interior view of the crypt vault. I took a photograph ....
I came across this stunning tomb by chance, Nestled round the back of St Margaret's in Abbotsley, it is truly one of the best tombs I've come across so far.