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Our
dear father John J. Barnickel, born Feb. 26, 1825, died May
1, 1884. Native of Bavaria (Binley, Oxfordshire)
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Sacred
to the Memory of Catherine Mackey, wife of Richard G. Walsh,
died Nov. 12, 1886, aged 44 years. May her soul rest in peace.
(San Juan Bautista, California, 1988)
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William
Foster, died Oct. 7, 1866, aged 59 yrs. (Evergreen Protestant
Cemetery, Santa Cruz, California, 2000)
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In
memory of Frank S. Rose, native of Portugal, born 1838, died
July 18, 1891. Susan Rose, Beloved wife of F.S. Rose, native
of Ireland, born 1836, died Aug. 13, 1901. (San Jose Mission,
Fremont, California, 1996)
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Chapel
of the Chimes, Fremont, California, 1991. A contemporary indoor
memorial consisting of small repositories for urns, many designed
to look like books.
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Cypress
Lawn Cemetery, Colma, California, 1991.
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Benjamin
Simpson Randall, died June 13 1906, age 4 months, 1 day (Kit
Carson Cemetery, Taos, New Mexico)
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Maria
de las Nieves Martinez, El Prado, New Mexico. Born: May 4, 1867.
Died: April 6, 1957. (Catholic Cemetery, Taos, New Mexico)
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Yuntdag
Cemetery, Manisa, Turkey
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Gravesite
in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Moloka'i, Hawaii
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Town
cemetery, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i
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Town
cemetery, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i
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Town
cemetery, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i
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This
ongoing project, begun in 1988, is a study of grave markers, their
imagery, and their aesthetic and conceptual relationship with
other expressive forms of material culture, as an indicator
of worldview and belief.
Researcher:
June Anderson
Photographs: All photographs are by
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Here
lieth the bodies of Samuel and Joan, Son and Daughter
of Richard Friend Junior and Joan his wife of this Parish.
Samuel an infant was Buried the 13th day of December
Anno Domini 1754. Joan was Buried the 17th day of January
Anno Domini 1759 Aged 2 years and 8 months. Memento
Mori Vita Brevis.
Here lieth Buried dead and gone/A
lovely Daughter and a tender Son/Which tears of friends
could not prevent/Our God took those which he had lent/Therefore
dear friends lament not for we/For we are now where
the Angels be. (Lydford cemetery, South Devon, England)
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Here
lieth the Body of Abraham Craise Who was buried y. 9th
day of March 1773 In y. 65th year of his Age. (Tavistock
cemetery, South Devon, England.)
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Left:
Here lieth the Body of Anne the wife of William Weeks
yeo: who was the Daughter of Walter Williams yeo: and
Joan his wife of Raddon in the Parish of Bridestow who
was Buried the 5th day of February Anno Domini 1769
aged 38. Memento Mori. (Lydford Cemetery, South Devon,
England)
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Right:
Philip Moss who loved much and was greatly loved and
who died 21st April 1970. (Binley, Oxfordshire: Contemporary
headstone with 18th century angel's head imagery)
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Mausoleum
in the City Cemetery, Quito, Ecuador, 1998
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Children's
painted gravestones, Quito, Ecuador, 1998.
#780 Edison S. Mantilla B, 23
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#782 Bolando Paca Q, 27 11 98
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Planting
flowers around grave. Quito, Ecuador, 1998
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Our
Beloved Pop. William B. Gaines, Mar. 11, 1881, Aug.
3, 1964. We love you Mom. Buena Elizabeth Gaines, Sept.
12, 1909, Feb. 27 1992 (Cemetery in Bluff, Arizona,
1998)
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Gravesites
in Hopevale Aborigine Community Cemetery, Queensland,
Australia, 1990.
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Collinsville
Cemetery, California, 1989.
Gravestones dated 1901, 1942,
1973.
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Havasupai
Indian Reservation, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1990.
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Chinese
gravestones (left--1985; right--1986). Cypress Lawn
Cemetery, Colma, California, 1991.
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Samoan
gravestone, Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Colma, California,
1991.
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Left:
Adela V. Montoya, Jan. 3, 1866, Jan. 17 1984. Nana (Hispanic
grave with wooden cross, Catholic Cemetery, Taos, New
Mexico)
Right:
Rest in Peace. Born 5-7-1907, died 3-9-71. Cristobal
Cardenas. God be with you. (Hispanic grave with wooden
marker, Catholic Cemetery, Taos, New Mexico)
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Suleymaniye
Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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Suleymaniye
Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gravestone
in the Agora, Izmir, Turkey
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Stonecarver's
yard, Yuntdag, Turkey
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Repainting
the grave in preparation for the annual Dia de los Muertos
celebrations (Mam Indian cemetery, Todos Santos de Cuchamatan,
Guatemala)
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During
the Dia de los Muertos celebrations an elderly couple
light candles and burn incense for the deceased relatives
(Mam Indian cemetery, Todos Santos de Cuchamatan, Guatemala)
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Everyone
in the village goes to the cemetery to pay their respects
to deceased family members on Dia de los Muertos (Mam
Indian cemetery, Todos Santos de Cuchamatan, Guatemala)
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Mam
Indian cemetery, Todos Santos de Cuchamatan, Guatemala
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