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Peptic Ulcer
Location: Katy, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 839 likes
"Isn't it fun - being bad?"
| | | | Glenwood Cemetery < on 5/26/2016 11:57 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Since my company closed its doors, I've wanted to visit this place. I finally decided to say, "screw the job hunt, I'm going!". Glenwood is one of the oldest and most prestigious burial plots in Southeast Texas. Howard Hughes, movie stars, early Texas founders, civil war hero's and titans of industry are all interred here. Here's some info from their website: http://www.glenwoodcemetery.org/ Designed in the tradition of other romantic rural cemetery parks of the 19th century, Glenwood’s beautiful landscape and towering trees provide the visitor a place of quiet respite just one mile west of downtown Houston. Glenwood’s collection of statuary and monuments are reminders of Houston’s rich history and the men and women who shaped it. Included among them are the last President of the Republic of Texas, four Governors, and more than twenty Houston Mayors, along with founders of major oil companies, religious and professional leaders, and others who have made significant contributions to Houston. Glenwood Cemetery comprises approximately 84 acres, of which 18 acres are reserved for future development... Since it was established in 1871, Glenwood Cemetery has been recognized as one of Houston’s special landmarks. Many prominent Texans, from the days of the Republic until the present, are buried here and the names on the elaborately carved marbles and granites remind us of our rich heritage. Within Glenwood’s confines is a priceless collection of Victorian statuary that is available for all to enjoy. Glenwood’s horticultural specimens rival those of many arboretums, and its gently rolling landscape, unique in Houston, provides a place for quiet refuge and peaceful meditation amid inspiring natural beauty. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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| Peptic Ulcer
Location: Katy, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 839 likes
"Isn't it fun - being bad?"
| | | | Re: Glenwood Cemetery < Reply # 8 on 5/28/2016 2:03 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Mom didn't want to help...so I did my own digging. Holy shit what a woman! She graduated from Women's Medical college of Pennsylvania (unable to find the year). The college was one of the first of its kind in the country devoted to women. At the time, female physicians were concerned almost exclusively to women's health and childbearing. (1), (2) She was actively involved in the suffrage movement. Because of her service in France during WWI she was one of 16 women given a star on the Suffrage Service Flag that was presented at the 49th annual convention of National American Women suffrage Association. She was also head of the Galveston Equal suffrage Association (3). The 1900 hurricane in Galveston also was a Great Leap Forward locally for the movement however political activities were not limited to just suffrage. Mrs Heard was also instrumental in ensuring local city officials enforced the newly passed Pure Food and Drug Act. (4) Her time in France during the war was incredible! She was there to set up a woman's hospital for the American Red Cross but found a lot more. Her husband spent a month in the hospital after being gassed on the front lines. Shortly after her return from visiting, word came that there were a flood of refugees headed towards her after a terrible attack by the Germans. She grabbed a nurse and a Ford she had shipped over and headed for the frontline field hospital! At one point she was the only physician in attendance after all of the other (men) retreated! She spent several days tending to thousands of patients! A fascinating article about here experience is detailed in the December 1918 Texas Medical Journal (5) I couldn't find much about her post-war life other than her being appointed in 1920 as the physician for women at the University of Texas. All sources are referenced below. Of particular interest to me were numbers (3) & (5) of her time during the war. Well worth the read. What began as a simple photo of a cool statue on a headstone led me down this path of discovery about an incredible individual. I wish I could know more about her but I feel much richer just discovering what I did. (1). http://boards.ance...ingum/1270/mb.ashx (2). http://explorepahi...p?markerId=1-A-380 (3). http://www.nyshist...26/ed-1/seq-11.pdf (4). https://books.goog...on%20heard&f=false (5). https://books.goog...on%20heard&f=false
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| ahhntzville
Location: Boston Total Likes: 344 likes
| | | Re: Glenwood Cemetery < Reply # 11 on 5/31/2016 1:05 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Peptic Ulcer I've been trying very hard lately on post processing.
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Since you say so, can I offer a suggestion/criticism? And I hope you'll take it as an attempt to be helpful (I do like your shots). Don't forget the basics when you're post processing (or better yet, when you're shooting) - straight lines, symmetry (where appropriate), framing. #1, the angels and the brick steps both dip to the right (the triangle in the middle also has jagged diagonal lines, but that's a resizing method issue that 3, 4, and 10 also suffer from). #3 and #4 are off center, where the composition clearly aims at symmetry. #8, the W on the left is cut off, and the period on the right has about one pixel between it and the edge of the frame. These are easy things to fix (unless 8 is shot that way), and help to put your overall result over the top. Sorry, I know this isn't the critique forum.
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| denton_robo
Location: Denton, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 34 likes
| | | Re: Glenwood Cemetery < Reply # 15 on 8/18/2016 3:29 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I was planning on hitting up a bunch of old cemeteries this summer, but it just got too damn hot around these here parts. I've got family members buried in about 20 different places around the north-central part of Texas and have been to quite a few spots where i've been in awe of the craftsmanship put into some of these sprawling places of eternal rest. The trend of modern cemeteries with their low, plaque-style headstones are just (pardon my language) fucking boring. Give me one of these old school gravesites any day. I like the variety, the symbolism, the (dare i say) art of it all. And, i'd be remiss if i didn't mention that while we have some truly amazing cemeteries here in the Lone Star State...one of my favorites is the Old Burying Point in Salem, MA. Those grounds date back to the mid 1630's and have some crazy headstones. Flying skulls are pretty metal, but were apparently commonplace for Quakers in death. In any event, these pics are great and the backstory you provided is the cherry on top of an already great explore. Great work, man!
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