Tag Archives: cemetery photographs

Knoxville: The Marble City

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

The Marble City: A Photographic Tour of Knoxville’s Graveyards by Jack Neely My rating: 4 of 5 stars Knoxville is the third-largest city in Tennessee, best known now as a college town. Originally it served as the frontier capital of … Continue reading →

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Lovely Photos of a Bygone Era

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

Carved Memories: Heritage in Stone from the Russian Jewish Pale by David Goberman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Robert Pinsky’s introduction to this collection of David Goberman’s gravestone photography is poetic and devastating. Pinsky speaks of these gravestones as … Continue reading →

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Vacation in Edinburgh

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

My dear friend Jeff is on a continuing mission to travel to all the ends of the earth.  He returned from Scotland and sent me these photos from the Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh.  With his permission, I share them with you. *** You … Continue reading →

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The Symbols of Oakland Cemetery

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

by Richard Waterhouse We all have quiet, calm places that we go to during times of transition. Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery has always been that place for me. My first encounter with the cemetery was in 1988, when I was at … Continue reading →

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Vacation in Cuba

Posted on April 13, 2016 by

My dear friend Jeff is on a continuing mission to travel to all the ends of the earth.  He’s just returned from Cuba and sent me these photos from the Colon Cemetery in Havana.  With his permission, I share them with … Continue reading →

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