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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Book and Crown
In keeping with the book theme of the past couple of days on the blog, carved on the top of this gravestone is an elaborately carved crown resting on a closed book with the following epitaph: “YE SHALL RECEIVE A CROWN OF GLORY, … Continue reading
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Open Book
The tombstone above is topped with an open book that has a mourning drape over the right corner of the column. The open book is a fairly common symbol found on gravestones. The motif can represent the Book of Life with the … Continue reading
Closed book
The white marble tombstone above has a closed book carved on it resting on top of a draped square column. In Victorian times, heavy black drapery was used during funerals. The use of it here represents mourning. The closed book is … Continue reading
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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover, was the first president born west of the Mississippi and the first and only president born in Iowa. Hoover was born August 10, 1874, to Quaker parents, Jessie and Hulda Minthorn Hoover, into a very modest two-room white … Continue reading
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The Humble Bee
The humble bee is a symbol of industry and orderliness. The bee society is highly organized and stratified, with each member of the hive charged with a task that it does each day, all day long. The bees leave the hive … Continue reading
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The Phoenix
One of the most famous stories from Greek mythology is the story of the mighty phoenix that is totally consumed when its sets its nest a blaze and hurls itself on the fire. A newborn phoenix arises from the ashes. The similarities between … Continue reading
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