MAUSOLEUM AND CEMETERY, 1981

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

MAUSOLEUM AND CEMETERY, 1981

Entry/Object ID

99.5.1.12

Description

Color: Black; White A black and white proof sheet featuring four views of El Campo Santo and the Walter P. Temple Memorial mausoleum, 1981. The mausoleum is seen on the top left and bottom right labeled 766 and 765 respectively. With four steps leading up to the neo-Classical concrete structure, the building is seen in the center with four large columns sustaining the sloping roof. On top is a cross and below, above the doorway located in the middle, are the words, "WALTER P. TEMPLE MEMORIAL." To the left and right are smaller wings where the bodies of the deceased are placed to rest. Branches from a tree and a few bushes are in the foreground and background. Labeled 764 on the top right is the east side of the cemetery. A cast-iron fence is in the center with a gate in the middle having a cross and the inscription, "IHS" at its center. In the middle is a grassy area with a small tombstone in the center and the obelisk-shaped tomb of John Rowland to the right. Rosebushes are in the foreground, as well as in the back with a row of trees. Number 767 is a view of the pond located west of El Campo Santo. The pond is in the center with lily pads and other vegetation. Along the back edge is a walkway in front of a grassy knoll and the brick wall of the cemetery in the background. The mausoleum is in the center with trees to the left and right. On the back is a stamp crediting Duane C. Alan as the photographer of the image which is in good condition. Number-Units: 1

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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Cemeteries--City of Industry (Calif.), Cast-iron, Landscape architecture, Mausoleums--City of Industry (Calif.)--Walter P. Temple Memorial

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