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Cemetery

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Description: A view of monuments in a cemetery that stand on the ground of a once bloody battlefield. The monument of the left commemorates New York's 49th Infantry, an...
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Moravian Cemetery

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Description: View of a Moravian Cemetery, used as a burial site from 1742 - 1910, selected and consecrated by Count von Zinzendorf. The cemetery features flat graveston...
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Vicksburg National Cemetery

Date: 1900
Description: Grave markers at the Vicksburg National Cemetery.
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Andersonville National Cemetery

Date: 1888
Description: An overview of the national cemetery in Andersonville.
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Soldier's Monument

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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...
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The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, GA

Date: 1866
Description: The aftermath of the Battle of Peach Tree Creek. Union graves are in the foreground, with a field in the middle, and a forest in the background.
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Burial Hill Cemetery

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Description: View of graves at Burial Hill Cemetery, established in 1638. The cemetery is also the site of the Watch Tower, erected in 1643.
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Company Unions Memorial Float

Date: 05 01 1938
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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Cemetery

Date: 07 19 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of the cemetery, with scattered tombstones among the trees. Caption reads: "Cemetey[sic] Alma, Wis."
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Mary Lyon Tomb

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Description: View of the tomb of Mary Lyon (1797-1849), founder of Wheaton Female Seminary, as well as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary where she also served as president....
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Cemetery Visit

Date: 1958
Description: Local historian William F. Wolf visiting the Native American cemetery. In the background is a barn and a silo and other farm buildings.
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Cassville Cemetery

Date: 1921
Description: Rows of tombstones at the cemetery. The gravestone of Myrtle Schmelz is legible.
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Grave and Monument of Asahel Burt and Nathaniel Dickinson

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Description: View of the grave and monument for Asahel Burt and Nathaniel Dickinson. "Nathaniel Dickinson was killed and scalped by the Indians at this place, April 15,...
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Christ Churchyard

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Description: View of a stone burial vault at Christ Church Cemetery, founded in 1808.
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Spanish Burial Grounds

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Description: View into the ruins of a stone burial vault in Spanish Burial Grounds.
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Tomb of General Sheridan

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Description: Monument tomb of General Sheridan (1831-1888), Union general in the Civil War.
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Catholic Cemetery

Date: 02 05 1978
Description: "Catholic Cemetery."
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Union Cemetery

Date: 02 05 1978
Description: "Union Cemetery — The graves are awash in snow in the aftermath of the late January snowstorm."
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Catholic Cemetery

Date: 02 05 1978
Description: "Armand Quick, one of Theresa's most famous sons, died in late January and is buried in the family plot at the Catholic Cemetery. Quick was famous for his ...
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River, Cemetery, and Farms

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "The long lens compresses this view from the frozen Rock River in the foreground, the Catholic cemetery, and the Haag farm buildings in the distance."

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