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Museum purchase, 1995.36.6  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Crosby Tombstone
Museum purchase, 1995.36.6 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Crosby Tombstone

PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley American, 1877 - 1934
Date1916-1927
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA view of a cemetery. In the foreground is a monument in the shape of a fluted Doric column with a sundial on the top. The name on the base reads, "CROSBY"; the epitaph on the capital reads, "THERE WOULD BE MY SHADOW / HERE BELOW / WERE THERE NO LIGHT ABOVE". Other gravestones are visible in the background, as well as what appears to be a mausoleum. Trees and a fence are in the background.
Object number1995.36.6
On View
Not on view
Family Register
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
In Memory Of
Kellogg & Hanmer
1847-1851
In Memory Of
Kellogg & Comstock
1850
Gift of Samuel St. John Morgan, 1950.202.162 © 2004 The Connecticut Historical Society
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1845-1846
In Memory Of
Kelloggs & Comstock
1848-1850
Museum purchase, 1938.33.2  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Case & Skinner
1840-1843
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2014.100.14  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Case & Skinner
1840-1843
Memorial
James Goodwin Batterson
1848
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.150  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Warner Barber
probably 1836