As mentioned in the previous post, the three images date from March 1900 and now reside within the restored Caretaker’s Lodge where the Mound City National Cemetery Preservation Commission maintains its headquarters and a history display. Click here to visit the MCNPC website.
I took the picture on the right without any consideration of the 1900 image.
Once the [...]
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MORE DETAIL ABOUT CEMETERY IMAGES FROM 1900
July 3, 2009CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT IDENTIFIED WITH FAMILY IN 109 YEAR OLD IMAGES
June 27, 2009The images caught my eye two years ago while I was doing research into the establishment of the Mound City National Cemetery. The photographs depict the cemetery in March 1900 according to a date stamped in ink on the boarder of one of the images. They’re historic pictures – without a doubt – and they could [...]
