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An oil lamp is the centerpiece of the stained-glass window in the Fisher Family Mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The oil lamp hangs from the ceiling and is flanked by fluted Neo-classic pilasters.  A flickering flame billowing shades … Continue reading →

The long slender stained-glass window in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, displays a crown and cross in a purple quatrefoil. The quatrefoil in Christian symbolism represents the four evangelists—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—and is often found in the tracery of … Continue reading →

Often the inside of a mausoleum is more impressive than the exterior displaying sculptures and stained-glass windows that are not readily accessible to be viewed. The window shown here displays a woman in white robes cradling a dove in her … Continue reading →

Here Lies PEGGY GUGGENHEIM 1898 – 1979 HERE LIE MY BELOVED BABIES CAPPUCINO 1949 – 1953 PEGEEN 1951 – 1953 PEACOCK 1952 – 1953 TORO 1954 – 1957 FOGLIA 1956 – 1958 MADAM BUTTERFLY 1954 – 1958 BABY 1949 – … Continue reading →

Benjamin Franklin Jones August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903 Mary McMasters Jones March 13, 1829 – January 11, 1911 On the front of the Jones Family Mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh are two Neo-classic female figures in … Continue reading →

ROBERT PAUL Jr. WAS A PRIVATE OF CO. A. 13TH PA. VOL. INFANTRY 3 MONTHS SERVICE, HELPED ORGANIZE AND ENLISTED IN HAMPTON BATTERY F. PA. LIGHT ARTILLERY OCT. 8TH 1861 AND WAS ENGAGED IN EVERY BATTLE THE BATTERY WAS IN … Continue reading →

ADAM JACKSON Born about 1862 in England Died March 25, 1910, Bloomington, Indiana At first glance the small limestone gravestone in Section E in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana, looks like it was sculpted for a small child, … Continue reading →

GENERAL ALEXANDER HAYES KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS MAY THE 5TH 1864. BORN JULY THE 8TH 1819. THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE SOLDIERS OF HIS COMMAND This monument is topped with an eagle standing on a flag-draped … Continue reading →

GRANT WOOD 1891-1942 NAN GRAHAM WOOD 1899-1990 BYRON H. McKEEBY 1867—1950 Few paintings in American history have the power to create a tourist attraction but that is exactly what American Gothic has done for the very small Iowa town of … Continue reading →

JOHN THEOBOLD WEYBRECHT BORN IN ALSACE, FRANCE JANUARY 27TH 1829. DIED AT ALLIANCE, OHIO JANUARY 31ST, 1895.  KNOW TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR FORTY YEARS AS A USEFUL CITIZEN AND HONEST MAN The towering granite Weybrecht monument in the Alliance City … Continue reading →