| Old Tombstones of the Southwest | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 993 |
| Catalog #: | 374149 | |
| Clip Number: | 374149-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 468-5 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:02 - 01:09:11 | |
| Location: | Southwestern USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | CEMETERIES: Civillian CEMETERIES: Tombstone / headstone / gravestone LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Southwest | |
| Description: | MS old weatherworn tombstones of two westward ho pioneers framed by iron picket fence & overgrown with weeds. Low angle MCU single stone tombstone against blue sky, decrepit wood railing framing grave marker. TLSs weatherbeaten cemetery gate at main entrance swinging in wind, cloudless blue sky BG; creepy. CUs tombstone inscription: "John Retallack, Native of England, who was killed at the Union Shaft Oct 26, 1879." CU tombstone for "Martin Trecella, who died in the Gould Curry mine about June 25, 1887." MS marble gravestone for "August Bouhaben, born in Lasseuce, France, murdered." CU weatherbeaten, hand painted wood slab for "George Mann, a native of Germany, died 1894, aged 63 yrs." | |
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