St. Louis Cemetery Art and Architecture

Monday, September 21, 2015

WAINWRIGHT TOMB / MAUSOLEUM Bellefontaine Cemetery

Wainwright Tomb / Mausoleum

designed by Louis Sullivan

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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MAYSIE WALKER PITTMAN MONUMENT Calvary Cemetery

Maysie Walker Pittman Monument

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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DWIGHT DANA FAMILY MONUMENT AND GRAVESTONES Bellefontaine Cemetery

Dwight- Dana Family Monument

and Gravestones

Bellefontaine Cemeetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Sunday, September 20, 2015

RALEIGH MONUMENT Calvary Cemetery

Raleigh Monument

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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LEWIN MAUSOLEUM New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Lewin Mausoleum

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Lewin Mausoleum
Rear View

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RATZ FAMILY GRAVESTONES St. Peters Cemetery

Ratz Family Gravestones

St. Peters Cemetery

St. Louis (Normandy) Missouri

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ELKS REST MONUMENT Bellefontaine Cemetery

Elks Rest Monument

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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FRANK SPIEKERMAN MAUSOLEUM CalvaryCemetery

Frank Spiekerman Mausoleum

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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DR. POWELL MAUSOLEUM Bellefontaine Cemetery

Dr. Powell Mausoleum

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

WILLIAM CLARK EXPLORER Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Clark

Monument / Memorial
with Portrait of Clark

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

William Clark traveled with Meriwether Lewis

on the Corps of Discovery (Lewis and Clark) Expedition in 1804.

Clark spent the rest of his life in St. Louis

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CHARLES BALMER PORTRAIT GRAVESTONE Bellefontaine Cemetery

Charles Balmer

Portrait / Gravestone

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Monday, September 14, 2015

GATEWOOD CEMETERY St. Louis, Missouri

Gatewood Cemetery

Gravois near Hampton

St. Louis, Missouri

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BLACK FAMILY MAUSOLEUM Bellefontaine Cemetery

Black Family Mausoleum

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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NEZ PERES MONUMENT TO NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS Calvary Cemetery

Nez Peres Monument

to Native American Indians

buried in a mass-grave at the site

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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GOVERNOR DAVID R. FRANCIS AND FAMILY PLOT Bellefontaine Cemetery

Governor David R. Francis and

Francis Family Plot

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

David R. Francis was a St. Louis

Civic Leader at the time of the

1904 St. Louis World's Fair

and was Governor of Missouri

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AARON SORKIN MONUMENT New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Aaron Sorkin Monument

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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JAMES B. EADS MONUMENT Bellefontaine Cemetery

James B. Eads

Monument

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

THOMPSON / MAGINNIS FAMILY MONUMENT Calvary Cemetery

Thompson / Maginnis

Family Monument

(Thompson Twins and Mother)

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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WILLIAM BOWMAN MONUMENT Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Bowman

Monument

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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O'FALLON FAMILY PLOT Bellefontaine Cemetery

O'Fallon Family Plot

(in background)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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LOUIS OBERT MONUMENT New St. Marcus Cemetery

Louis Obert (beer brewer)

Monument

New St. Marcus Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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BUSCH MAUSOLEUM Bellefontaine Cemetery

Busch Family Mausoleum

Adolphus Busch and Wife

Beer Brewers

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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LEON COHEN SARCOPHAGUS / MONUMENT New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Leon Cohen

Sarcophagus / Monument

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Friday, September 11, 2015

THE RAISING OF A YOUNG CHILD / WYMSACK MONUMENT Resurrection Cemtery

The Raising of a Young Child

Mosaic

Symsack Monument

Resurrection Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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KOPLAR MAUSOLEUM New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Koplar Mausoleum

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

The Koplar Family owned and operated

the KPLR Television Station

in St. Louis

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FIELD OF MONUMENTS Calvary Cemetery

Field of Monuments

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

LESSER SARCOPHAGUS MONUMENT New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Lesser Sarcophagus / Monument

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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BRONZE SCULPTURE GROUP Oak Grove Cemetery

Sculpture Grouping

Facade of Mausoleum

Oak Grove Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

CHRIS VAN DER AHE Bellefontaine Cemetery

Chris van der Ahe

Baseball Team Owner

St. Louis Browns

Bellefontaine Cemetery

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SADIE WATERS Bellefontaine Cemetery

Sadie Waters

Artist

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis

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