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| Date: | 05 1895 |
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| Description: | Albumen print of spectators standing and seated around the public receiving tomb in Oakridge Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln's body was placed after his fun... |
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| Description: | The grave of Pahoppa. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compliments of G.W. Parsons." |
| Date: | 05 25 1944 |
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| Description: | Ella Bennett Bresee, a member of one of Madison's oldest families, has decorated the graves of American war veterans for 70 years or more. She is placing a... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Grave monument of James Duane Doty, who served as territorial governor and delegate of Wisconsin and territorial governor of Utah. The monument is located... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A small granite stone and American Flag mark the grave of Belle Boyd, actress and Confederate spy. The grave is inscribed with: "Belle Boyd, Confederate sp... |
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| Description: | The old church where Washington preached to his soldiers, the surrounding area is likely a cemetery. Caption reads: "The Old Church where Washington preach... |
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| Description: | The grave of Theodore Roosevelt (10/27/1858 – 1/6/1919), the 26th President of the United States, in Oyster Bay, New York. Caption reads: "Grave of Theodor... |
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| Description: | A view of a grave and a monument at Fort Sumter. A flag waves in the distance. The stone entrance can be seen on the far right. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | An overview of the national cemetery in Andersonville. |
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| Description: | View of the Soldier's Monument, erected in 1898 at Evergreen Cemetery, sponsored by the Grand Army of the Republic. The monument, featuring a soldier and t... |
| Date: | 05 01 1938 |
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| Description: | May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone... |
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| Description: | Grave of Samuel Wilson (1766-1854), erected in 1931 by his granddaughter Marion Wilson (Sheldon) at Oakwood Cemetery. |
| Date: | 05 30 1967 |
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| Description: | View of a parade traveling through a cemetery. Beyond, barns and farmhouses can be seen. |
| Date: | 05 1993 |
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| Description: | "American Legion members honor deceased comrades on Memorial Day." |
| Date: | 05 26 1997 |
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| Description: | "Theresa American Legion Post 270 veterans visited seven cemeteries as they paid homage to departed comrades. Gary Erdman, Sargent-at-arms, stood at attent... |
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| Description: | All about, wherever a thought stirred, are the memorabilia of its traces. As it is spoken, so is it written; as it is crucified, so is it grav... |
| Date: | 05 1989 |
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| Description: | Legionaries place flowers on graves at River Church Cemetery. |
| Date: | 05 1993 |
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| Description: | Mourners, miltary band, and white crosses on Memorial day. |
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