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Gravestones Collection (#8)

"Whispers of the Past: Exploring Gravestones Across Europe and Beyond" Turville village and windmill

Background imageGravestones Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageGravestones Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageGravestones Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageGravestones Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageGravestones Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageGravestones Collection: The Churchyard in Svanninge, 1920. Creator: Harald Giersing

The Churchyard in Svanninge, 1920. Creator: Harald Giersing
The Churchyard in Svanninge, 1920

Background imageGravestones Collection: Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageGravestones Collection: Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageGravestones Collection: Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageGravestones Collection: Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wall tombs of the old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageGravestones Collection: Orphans, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips

Orphans, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips
Orphans, 1899

Background imageGravestones Collection: Confederate Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Confederate Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageGravestones Collection: Old burying ground, 1892. Creator: Frances S. Allen

Old burying ground, 1892. Creator: Frances S. Allen
Old burying ground, 1892. Photograph shows a young boy sitting by an old tombstone in a cemetery

Background imageGravestones Collection: Warwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia, between c1930 and 1939

Warwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia, between c1930 and 1939. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Warwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia, between c1930 and 1939. Ralph T. Whitelaw house, wing of a 1673 house restored in 1926

Background imageGravestones Collection: Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arlington National Cemetery, 1917

Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Civil War graves: memorials to Ezra Ayers Carman of the New Jersey Infantry, Union Army, and Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant General, Confederate States Army

Background imageGravestones Collection: Arlington Mansion, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arlington Mansion, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Arlington Mansion, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arlington Mansion, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Arlington Mansion, Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Civil War graves: memorials to Ezra Ayers Carman of the New Jersey Infantry, Union Army, and Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant General

Background imageGravestones Collection: Si par une nuit lourde et sombre, un bon chretien, par charite, derriere quelque vieux... 1890

Si par une nuit lourde et sombre, un bon chretien, par charite, derriere quelque vieux... 1890. Creator: Odilon Redon
Si par une nuit lourde et sombre, un bon chretien, par charite, derriere quelque vieux decombre, enterre votre corps voute (If on a close dark night a good Christian, out of charity)

Background imageGravestones Collection: Cemetery of Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, around 1870, current 18th arrondissement, c1865-1875

Cemetery of Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, around 1870, current 18th arrondissement, c1865-1875. Creator: Unknown
Cemetery of Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, around 1870, current 18th arrondissement, between 1865 and 1875

Background imageGravestones Collection: Sketch for the town hall of the 11th arrondissement: Peace and Joy, c1898

Sketch for the town hall of the 11th arrondissement: Peace and Joy, c1898. Creator: Victor Emile Prouve
Sketch for the town hall of the 11th arrondissement: Peace and Joy, c1898

Background imageGravestones Collection: Sketch for the prefect's cabinet at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Invasion of the Hotel de... 1889

Sketch for the prefect's cabinet at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Invasion of the Hotel de... 1889
Sketch for the prefect's cabinet at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Invasion of the Hotel de Ville by the battalions of Belleville, 1889

Background imageGravestones Collection: Tombstone, c. 1936. Creator: J.Henry Marley

Tombstone, c. 1936. Creator: J.Henry Marley
Tombstone, c. 1936

Background imageGravestones Collection: Woman with a dog, 1830. Creator: LS Jean

Woman with a dog, 1830. Creator: LS Jean
Woman with a dog, 1830

Background imageGravestones Collection: Saturday: Graveyard of St. Peter's in Salzburg, 1823. Creator: Ferdinand Olivier

Saturday: Graveyard of St. Peter's in Salzburg, 1823. Creator: Ferdinand Olivier
Saturday: Graveyard of St. Peter's in Salzburg, 1823

Background imageGravestones Collection: Sign near Tombstone, Boot Hill graveyard, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sign near Tombstone, Boot Hill graveyard, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sign near Tombstone, Arizona. Boot Hill graveyard. ['Mrs. Ah Lum (China Mary), born in China, died in Tombstone, Dec. 16 1906, aged 67 yrs']

Background imageGravestones Collection: La Calavera de D. Juan Tenorio (The Calavera of D. Juan Tenorio), n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla

La Calavera de D. Juan Tenorio (The Calavera of D. Juan Tenorio), n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
La Calavera de D. Juan Tenorio (The Calavera of D. Juan Tenorio), n.d

Background imageGravestones Collection: Laments of a Helpless Orphan, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla

Laments of a Helpless Orphan, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Laments of a Helpless Orphan, n.d

Background imageGravestones Collection: I Am Don Juan Tenorio, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla

I Am Don Juan Tenorio, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
I Am Don Juan Tenorio, n.d

Background imageGravestones Collection: Lamentos que dirique (Laments That Direct), n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla

Lamentos que dirique (Laments That Direct), n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Lamentos que dirique (Laments That Direct), n.d

Background imageGravestones Collection: Grave of Hannah Harrison, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Grave of Hannah Harrison, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Grave of Hannah Harrison, n.d

Background imageGravestones Collection: Grave of Captain and Mrs. Rich, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Grave of Captain and Mrs. Rich, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Grave of Captain and Mrs. Rich, n.d

Background imageGravestones Collection: An Irish Epitaph, 1807. Creator: Isaac Cruikshank

An Irish Epitaph, 1807. Creator: Isaac Cruikshank
An Irish Epitaph, 1807

Background imageGravestones Collection: Man, Woman and Child in Churchyard Cemetary, 1800-1899. Creator: Unknown

Man, Woman and Child in Churchyard Cemetary, 1800-1899. Creator: Unknown
Man, Woman and Child in Churchyard Cemetary, 1800-1899

Background imageGravestones Collection: Apparel - Woman front and back. Östergötland, Finspång, Skedevi. (c1860s)

Apparel - Woman front and back. Östergötland, Finspång, Skedevi. (c1860s). Creator: Vilhelm Wallander
Apparel - Woman front and back. -stergotland, Finspang, Skedevi. (c1860s). Large format watercolour by J.W Wallander

Background imageGravestones Collection: Woman in folk costume from Frosta county in Skåne. Creator: Otto Wallgren

Woman in folk costume from Frosta county in Skåne. Creator: Otto Wallgren
Woman in folk costume from Frosta county in Skane

Background imageGravestones Collection: Cover of the album 'Walks through the historical surroundings of the city of Tobolsk', 1880

Cover of the album "Walks through the historical surroundings of the city of Tobolsk", 1880. From a collection of 239 drawings

Background imageGravestones Collection: Tomb of Princess Sophia, infant daughter of King James I, Innocents Corner, Westminster Abbey

Tomb of Princess Sophia, infant daughter of King James I, Innocents Corner, Westminster Abbey, London (photo)
5999049 Tomb of Princess Sophia, infant daughter of King James I, Innocents Corner, Westminster Abbey, London (photo) by English Photographer

Background imageGravestones Collection: Durazzo, from Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania and Greece

Durazzo, from Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania and Greece
BBC197660 Durazzo, from Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania and Greece, published 1851 (colour litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageGravestones Collection: 17th Century Danby Parish Church, East Cleveland, 15th August 1970

17th Century Danby Parish Church, East Cleveland, 15th August 1970

Background imageGravestones Collection: Baginton Church, Coventry where the graves of Polish airmen who died in Second World War

Baginton Church, Coventry where the graves of Polish airmen who died in Second World War are located. Members of 308 Polish Fighter Squadron which was based at Baginton Aerodrome

Background imageGravestones Collection: Exmouth, Devon - St. John-in-the-Wilderness Church

Exmouth, Devon - St. John-in-the-Wilderness Church - in all of its wild glory. Date: circa 1908

Background imageGravestones Collection: Pretoria, South Africa, Burials of President Kruger & family

Pretoria, South Africa, Burials of President Kruger & family
Pretoria, South Africa - The Burial site of President Kruger and his family. Date: circa 1906

Background imageGravestones Collection: St. Clemens church, Nebel, Amrum island, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

St. Clemens church, Nebel, Amrum island, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Background imageGravestones Collection: St Dubhthacs Church at Clachan Duich Burial Ground, Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK

St Dubhthacs Church at Clachan Duich Burial Ground, Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK

Background imageGravestones Collection: Muckross Abbey ruins and gravestones, Killarney National Park, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Co

Muckross Abbey ruins and gravestones, Killarney National Park, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Background imageGravestones Collection: Love bench DP234912

Love bench DP234912
St James Gardens, Hope Street, Liverpool. Detail of a bench in former cemetery, with spray-painted graffiti reading LOVE

Background imageGravestones Collection: St Andrew village church in Alfriston, East Sussex, England

St Andrew village church in Alfriston, East Sussex, England

Background imageGravestones Collection: Old Marazion Cemetery and view of St. Michael`s Mount, Cornwall, England

Old Marazion Cemetery and view of St. Michael`s Mount, Cornwall, England

Background imageGravestones Collection: St Eadburgha`s Church graveyard at Broadway, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

St Eadburgha`s Church graveyard at Broadway, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England




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"Whispers of the Past: Exploring Gravestones Across Europe and Beyond" Turville village and windmill, Buckinghamshire: A serene resting place amidst picturesque landscapes, where gravestones tell tales of lives lived in harmony with nature. Memorial Wall Constructed from Old Jewish Gravestones, Remuh Synagogue Cemetery, Kazimierz: A poignant tribute to a rich heritage, as ancient gravestones find new purpose in preserving memories for generations to come. Ruins of Saint Duthus Chapel in Tain, Scotland: Amongst crumbling walls and weathered gravestones lies a testament to faith's enduring presence through the passage of time. Distillery Rd. Pres. Church, Limavady: In this hallowed ground lie stories etched on gravestones that reflect the resilience and unwavering spirit of a community united by their shared beliefs. All Saints Church, Cranham, Essex: General James Oglethorpe finds eternal rest here; his legacy intertwined with the names engraved upon these solemn gravestones. St. Cainnech Cathedral with a round tower, Kilkenny County Kilkenny Ireland: Amidst architectural marvels stands an array of weathered gravestones silently narrating tales that span centuries within these sacred grounds. Grammar School at Dorchester Oxfordshire 1827 (engraving): Timeless wisdom echoes through aged stones as they bear witness to countless scholars who once roamed these halls seeking knowledge and enlightenment. Tewkesbury Abbey 1898 Creator Unknown : Within this grand abbey's shadowy corners lie intricately carved gravestones that whisper stories of devotion and reverence for those who have passed into eternity. Rathmichael Old Church Shankill Co Dublin : Ancient Celtic crosses stand tall beside moss-covered gravesites; each worn stone commemorates lives lived and loved in this tranquil corner of Ireland.