The monument of George Jago compels interest for its use of a popular song and its odd iconography.
Tag Archives: Union Cemetery
Slifer my God to thee
The most expensive monument in the cemetery supports the posturings of the Slifer family.
Flora!
An informal presentation of some floral shots I’ve taken. No commentary.
The life beyond
A fascinatingly literal conceit on an otherwise handsome obelisk monument.
The big touchdown
JAMES WILLIAM FOSTER monument, Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA. Photo of the JAMES WILLIAM FOSTER monument: author. That was JAMES WILLIAM FOSTER, in case you missed it. Often you can’t know who is responsible for the text on a funerary monument. Sometimes a shrewd guess is possible, such as when the monument antedates the subject’s death; …
