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1991.54.176  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
A Corner of the East Burying Ground
1991.54.176 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

A Corner of the East Burying Ground

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 7 1/16in. (15 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1991.54.176
DescriptionEighteenth-century gravestones are in the foreground. A table stone supported on piers is at the left. A monument shaped like an obelisk is in the background. Some stones read: "In Memory of / Mary Daughter / of Capt. Timothy / & Mrs. Mary Cheney / who died June 2, 1775" "Asahel / son of Capt. / Timothy & Mrs. / Mary Cheney / died June 11 / A.d. 1764 / Aged 5 Months."
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