An unusual Gothic canopy over an urn, the whole thing surmounted by a cross.
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Spanovich Monument, Smithfield East End Cemetery
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Louis Beinhauer Sr. Monument, Smithfield East End Cemetery
Mr. Beinhauer stands with his hand on a rustic stump in a pose reminiscent of advertisements for men’s ready-made clothing in the Pittsburgh German newspapers he might have read.
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Werner Monument, Smithfield East End Cemetery
Many Werners are buried in this plot, but the statue of what could easily be a fourteen-year-old girl is probably a portrait of Stella D. Werner, who died at not quite fifteen years old in 1890. That is about the right date for this style of monument.
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Berg Obelisk, Smithfield East End Cemetery
The basic shape of the obelisk is set, so to speak, in stone; but the base and the material allow for quite a bit of variation. A well-chosen material like this makes the Berg family’s obelisk stand out in a forest of obelisks, guiding Bergs to the family plot across the wide landscape of the cemetery.
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Reinhold Monument, Smithfield East End Cemetery
Elaborate and imposing, this monument is particularly eclectic in its influences, but harmonizes them effectively.
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