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Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

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Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

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The Eastland Disaster Memorial in Bohemian National Cemetery, headstone and porcelain portrait of a couple that perished in the accident. You can read a detailed story of the accident, aftermath, memorial, burials and strange phenomena that has been reported at the accident site and buildings used as temporary morgues in my new blog here:
https://www.tombstonetravels.com/post/844-drown-in-chicago-boat-accident-bohemian-national-cemetery-memorial

#cemeteryblog #cemeteryphotography #eastlanddisaster #eastlanddisastermemorial #bohemiannationalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taphophilia #chicagohistory #cemeteryhistory #memorials

The Eastland Disaster Memorial in Bohemian National Cemetery, headstone and porcelain portrait of a couple that perished in the accident. You can read a detailed story of the accident, aftermath, memorial, burials and strange phenomena that has been reported at the accident site and buildings used as temporary morgues in my new blog here:
https://www.tombstonetravels.com/post/844-drown-in-chicago-boat-accident-bohemian-national-cemetery-memorial

#cemeteryblog #cemeteryphotography #eastlanddisaster #eastlanddisastermemorial #bohemiannationalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taphophilia #chicagohistory #cemeteryhistory #memorials

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Oh
John Davis Rockefeller Sr. was an American Businessman and Philanthropist. He is one of the wealthiest men in modern history having been the firs to reach billionaire status. By the time he was twenty years old he was involved in Oil Refining and opened The Standard Oil Company in 1847 in Cleveland, Ohio.
As gas and kerosene usage grew so did Rockefellers wealth. By 1900 he owned 90% of Americas Oil making him the richest man in the country.
In 1911 the supreme court ruled that Standard Oil needed to be dismantled due to violations of federal antitrust laws. The company was split into 34 separate entities. Two of these companies became ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation, each remains among the largest companies by revenue worldwide.
By 1913 he was reportedly worth 900 million dollars.
Rockefeller spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement in New York defining the structure of modern philanthropy with other industrialists.
His fortune was used on the "systematic approach of targeted philanthropy through the creation of foundations that supported medicine, education, and scientific research" (quote from Wikipedia)
He died at age 97 on May 27, 1937, in his home in Florida. He is buried along with many members of his family in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #rockefeller #ohiocemeteries #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #cemeterywandering #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #cemeteryhistory

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Oh
John Davis Rockefeller Sr. was an American Businessman and Philanthropist. He is one of the wealthiest men in modern history having been the firs to reach billionaire status. By the time he was twenty years old he was involved in Oil Refining and opened The Standard Oil Company in 1847 in Cleveland, Ohio.
As gas and kerosene usage grew so did Rockefellers wealth. By 1900 he owned 90% of Americas Oil making him the richest man in the country.
In 1911 the supreme court ruled that Standard Oil needed to be dismantled due to violations of federal antitrust laws. The company was split into 34 separate entities. Two of these companies became ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation, each remains among the largest companies by revenue worldwide.
By 1913 he was reportedly worth 900 million dollars.
Rockefeller spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement in New York defining the structure of modern philanthropy with other industrialists.
His fortune was used on the "systematic approach of targeted philanthropy through the creation of foundations that supported medicine, education, and scientific research" (quote from Wikipedia)
He died at age 97 on May 27, 1937, in his home in Florida. He is buried along with many members of his family in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #rockefeller #ohiocemeteries #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #cemeterywandering #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #cemeteryhistory

Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL

#cemeteryportraits #cemeteryphotography #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #ressurectioncemetery #chicagocemeteries

Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL

#cemeteryportraits #cemeteryphotography #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #ressurectioncemetery #chicagocemeteries

In honor of my good friend John Martine. The most knowledgeable cemetery person and one of the greatest human beings I know (also one of the funniest 🤣). I thought I lost this video but found it recently. He will truly be missed but happy that he is in a Bohemian Niche where we can all visit. Dude I am so sorry I did not get to see you before you left us. Rest in peace buddy . You'll be with us always ❤️🪦

In honor of my good friend John Martine. The most knowledgeable cemetery person and one of the greatest human beings I know (also one of the funniest 🤣). I thought I lost this video but found it recently. He will truly be missed but happy that he is in a Bohemian Niche where we can all visit. Dude I am so sorry I did not get to see you before you left us. Rest in peace buddy . You'll be with us always ❤️🪦

Pioneer photographer Matthew Brady Memorial, Congressional cemetery, Washington DC

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Pioneer photographer Matthew Brady Memorial, Congressional cemetery, Washington DC

#cemetery_photography #photography #cemeterystatues #matthewbrady #civilwarphotography #photographyhistory #congressionalcemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeterytravels #cemetery #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryart #cemeteryphotos #daguerreotypephotography #earlyphotography

The public vault at Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

This Vault was built between 1832 and 1834. A total of $2800 was appropriated by the United States Congress during this time to build the structure to store bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
This was due to a need for a space for those who died in DC while working. During that time we did not have embalming and other modern funerary customs and procedures. Many of the men in Congress and government worked here in DC but did not live here. They came from all over the country. Transportation of a body was expensive and took a long time in those days as well. So they needed a place to store the bodies until arrangements could be made.
Approximately 4600 individuals have been temporarily interred in the vault, including three US presidents, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor..
First lady Dolly Madison was the longest interment having been there from July 16th, 1849 to February 10th, 1852.
Use of the temporary space was free to public officials and charged $5 to the general public the temporary storage of the body. Part of these fees went towards the upkeep of the cemetery and the church associated with it.
Legend says that Lewis Powell spent the night in the vault while avoiding capture for his involvement in the Lincoln assassination.
In June of 1969 The vault was listed on the national register of historic places and made a national historic landmark in 2011.

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryhistory #cemeteryscapes #congressionalcemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeterywandering #publicvault #uspresidents #tombstonetravels #nationalhistoriclandmark

The public vault at Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

This Vault was built between 1832 and 1834. A total of $2800 was appropriated by the United States Congress during this time to build the structure to store bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
This was due to a need for a space for those who died in DC while working. During that time we did not have embalming and other modern funerary customs and procedures. Many of the men in Congress and government worked here in DC but did not live here. They came from all over the country. Transportation of a body was expensive and took a long time in those days as well. So they needed a place to store the bodies until arrangements could be made.
Approximately 4600 individuals have been temporarily interred in the vault, including three US presidents, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor..
First lady Dolly Madison was the longest interment having been there from July 16th, 1849 to February 10th, 1852.
Use of the temporary space was free to public officials and charged $5 to the general public the temporary storage of the body. Part of these fees went towards the upkeep of the cemetery and the church associated with it.
Legend says that Lewis Powell spent the night in the vault while avoiding capture for his involvement in the Lincoln assassination.
In June of 1969 The vault was listed on the national register of historic places and made a national historic landmark in 2011.

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryhistory #cemeteryscapes #congressionalcemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeterywandering #publicvault #uspresidents #tombstonetravels #nationalhistoriclandmark

The Angel of Death Victorious, Or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview cemetery, Cleveland Ohio
#lakeviewcemetery #haserotangel #cemeteryphotography #hauntedstatue #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart #cemetery_photography #taphophilia #ohiocemeteries #bronzeangel #cemeterybronze #weepingangel #angelofdeathvictorious

The Angel of Death Victorious, Or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview cemetery, Cleveland Ohio
#lakeviewcemetery #haserotangel #cemeteryphotography #hauntedstatue #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart #cemetery_photography #taphophilia #ohiocemeteries #bronzeangel #cemeterybronze #weepingangel #angelofdeathvictorious

The Angel of Death Victorious, or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #haserotangel #angelofdeathvictorious #lakeviewcemetery #ohiocemeteries #cemeterystatues #hauntedstatue #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart

The Angel of Death Victorious, or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #haserotangel #angelofdeathvictorious #lakeviewcemetery #ohiocemeteries #cemeterystatues #hauntedstatue #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart

Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

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Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile #ángel #stoneangel #gracelandcemetery #gracelandcemeteryphotography

Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #cemeterytraveler #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemeterystatues #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #uniqueheadstones

Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #cemeterytraveler #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemeterystatues #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #uniqueheadstones

Wishing you all a day full of love, laughter and PERPS!! 🐣🐤🐥🐇

Wishing you all a day full of love, laughter and PERPS!! 🐣🐤🐥🐇

Terrible flooding in Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

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Terrible flooding in Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #chicagocemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

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Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeterystatues #cemeteryshots #cemeteryart #taphophilia #cemeterybeauty #tombstonetravels #angel #stoneangel #congressionalcemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

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Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

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Whitegate Cemetery, Moundsville, WV
West Virginia Penitentiary Inmate Cemetery

#cemeteryphotography #westvirginiastatepenitentiary #inmatecemetery #pottersfield #westvirginia #westvirginiacemetery #tombstonetravels #prisoncemetery #cemetery #taphophilia

Whitegate Cemetery, Moundsville, WV
West Virginia Penitentiary Inmate Cemetery

#cemeteryphotography #westvirginiastatepenitentiary #inmatecemetery #pottersfield #westvirginia #westvirginiacemetery #tombstonetravels #prisoncemetery #cemetery #taphophilia

My Booth West Virginia Penitentiary Paracon, Moundsville, VA!!

My Booth West Virginia Penitentiary Paracon, Moundsville, VA!!

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
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Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryshots #cemeterytravels #headstones

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

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Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemeteryphotography #bohemiannationalcemetery #chicagocemteries #taphophilia #cemeterytraveler #tombstonetravels #dead

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
Spring is in full bloom at the cemeteries! One of my favorite times of year when all the flowers start popping up! These were absolutely beautiful!
This particular Cemetery lot is part of
an amazing program at Congressional Cemetery, where you can adopt a plot. You can adopt an older plot that no one takes care of anymore and you take on the responsibility of caring for it. I think it's an amazing idea to encourage continued Care of older historic cemeteries!
#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #springflowers🌸 #cemeteryflowers #congressionalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taohophilia #historiccemeteries

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
Spring is in full bloom at the cemeteries! One of my favorite times of year when all the flowers start popping up! These were absolutely beautiful!
This particular Cemetery lot is part of
an amazing program at Congressional Cemetery, where you can adopt a plot. You can adopt an older plot that no one takes care of anymore and you take on the responsibility of caring for it. I think it's an amazing idea to encourage continued Care of older historic cemeteries!
#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #springflowers🌸 #cemeteryflowers #congressionalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taohophilia #historiccemeteries

Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Went to see the DC Cherry blossom trees in Congressional Cemetery Today!! They were beautiful!!

#cemeteryphotography #congressionalcemetery #cherryblossom🌸 #dccemetery #dccherryblossoms #cemeterycherryblossoms #tombstonetravels #bronzestatue #cemetery_shots #historiccemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Went to see the DC Cherry blossom trees in Congressional Cemetery Today!! They were beautiful!!

#cemeteryphotography #congressionalcemetery #cherryblossom🌸 #dccemetery #dccherryblossoms #cemeterycherryblossoms #tombstonetravels #bronzestatue #cemetery_shots #historiccemetery

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
President James A Garfield monument

#cemeteryphotography #presidentialburialsite #jamesagarfield #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #ohiocemeteries #clevelandcemetery #taphophilia #tombstontravels #cemetery_shots #cemeteryblog

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
President James A Garfield monument

#cemeteryphotography #presidentialburialsite #jamesagarfield #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #ohiocemeteries #clevelandcemetery #taphophilia #tombstontravels #cemetery_shots #cemeteryblog

North Cemetery, St. Charles, IL

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North Cemetery, St. Charles, IL

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Turkey's in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
I came through some bushes to see these two standing there. I am curious as to where they came from. Are they wild?

Turkey's in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
I came through some bushes to see these two standing there. I am curious as to where they came from. Are they wild?

St. Nikolas Ukrainian Cemetery, Chicago, IL
#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile

St. Nikolas Ukrainian Cemetery, Chicago, IL
#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #ohiocemetery #tombstonetravels #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandohio #cemeterywandering #taphophile #uniqueheadstones

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery, Newark, IL

This tiny bedstead marker sits on a child's grave in a very old, small cemetery a few hours southwest of Chicago.
A bedstead headstone was commonly used to mark the grave of an infant or small child symbolizing the "cradle to grave" transition.
A bed grave marker also represents "returning home" to heaven or home and rest.
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #uniqueheadstones #taphophile #gravemarker #cemeterysymbolism #cemeteryhistory

West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery, Newark, IL

This tiny bedstead marker sits on a child's grave in a very old, small cemetery a few hours southwest of Chicago.
A bedstead headstone was commonly used to mark the grave of an infant or small child symbolizing the "cradle to grave" transition.
A bed grave marker also represents "returning home" to heaven or home and rest.
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #uniqueheadstones #taphophile #gravemarker #cemeterysymbolism #cemeteryhistory

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #ohiocemeteries #tombstonetravels #cemeterycherub #cemeterytravels #taphophile #uniqueheadstones #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemetery_nation #lakeviewcemeterycleveland

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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