Vintage Postcard View, Scene in Graceland Cemetery C. 1909Used divided back postcard, V.O. Hammon Pub. Co., postmarked 1909.
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Getty Tomb, Sullivan DoorOK, we have a new camera and are putting it through the cemetery paces...
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Getty Tomb, Sullivan Door Detail
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Lilacs in Graceland
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Eternal Silence, Side ViewA side view of Loredo Taft's sculpture Eternal Silence, which decorates the Grave of Dexter Graves and his family.
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Eternal Silence, CloseupA closer view of the face of Loredo Taft's monument, Eternal Silence.
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Schoenhofen Pyramid, Interior Stained Glass WindowOne of Graceland's impressive stained glass windows, this is just visible through the Schoenhofen screen door.
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Pullman Tomb and MonumentImposing, isn't it? During labor troubles of the late 19th century, the family, afraid disgruntled Pullman employees would desecrate Pullman's grave, went to great lengths to protect it, starting with a pit eight feet deep, with floors and walls of steel-reinforced concrete. The lead-lined casket was supposedly buried at night and covered with asphalt, more concrete, and steel rails. According to expert Graceland Cemetery guide Al Walavich, there are actually no records in the cemetery that can corroborate this story, but there's a detailed description of it in the October 24, 1897 Chicago Tribune.
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Kimball Tomb, Angel DetailSide view of the faceless angel to the rear of the Kimball tomb.
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Ryerson Mausoleum from the rear
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Kimball Tomb DetailRear view of the angel at the rear of the Kimball tomb.
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Flower after the RainThis shot of a damp blossom was taken in Graceland after we were forced to take shelter from a sudden spring storm in the Palmer temple.
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Mason Marker, DetailDetail of the celtic cross that adorns the Mason graves.
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Bleeding Hearts, GracelandThis is a great opportunity to use the Slideshow Option. Just click on this image and then the Slideshow Icon above the enlarged photo and be blown away as Kate's beautiful images from Graceland go rolling by. You'll know it's done when this picture comes up again.
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Getty Tomb, Window Detail
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Pink Lilacs, GracelandThese pink lilacs sit atop the Ludwig Wolff underground mausoleum in Graceland Cemetery.
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Madlener Monument, Detail
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Lily of the Valley, Graceland Cemetery
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Lilacs in Graceland II
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Wood Monument DetailIn a cemetery full of "contemplatin' chicks," you can almost see this one swinging her foot...
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