“in their death they were not divided”: Archibald and Rachel Bryant died within days of each other in 1865.
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Archibald and Rachel Bryant Monument, Union Dale Cemetery
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Stimmel Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
Yet another silent-movie-set Egyptian temple, but this one unexpectedly delights us with a stained-glass window that looks like a poster for the movie.
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James H. Wallace Monument, Allegheny Cemetery
An imposing and convincing bronze portrait of Mr. Wallace tops this monument, erected in 1900. It is a great pity that no one seems to know who the sculptor was, but it is cheering to see that he or she remembered to provide Mr. Wallace with a stack of books to take with him into the afterlife. He was a contractor, and that may be a set of blueprints in his lap.
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Butzler Monument, Union Dale Cemetery
Another zinc monument, imitating the forms of stone in what the monument marketers called “white bronze.” It was a cheap alternative to a stone monument of the same size, but it has actually lasted better than many stone monuments of the same age, looking almost as fresh now as it did when it was installed, probably in 1890 or shortly after.
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Graham Monument, Allegheny Cemetery
The sculptor is not known, but deserves to be; this scene of mourning and consolation is one of the most moving in the cemetery. The monument dates from 1890.
