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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.
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Beautiful job, Mister Ulcer! You get to wear the Golden UER Speedo for one week then to the back of the line with you!
Seriously bro, sweet coverage!
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Great shots!! You have certainly peaked my interest in cemetery's with this post. I'll have to try to hit up some around me this summer.
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The story behind the sculptor on Dr Heard's grave:
There were Dr. Allen George Heard and his wife Dr. Ethel Lyon Heard. After his death, she bought sculpter Marcel-André Bouraine’s “Solitude in Caen” to rest above his grave. The curved figure portrays France’s grief at the ravages of World War I.
Cool place Peptic
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Very Nice Ulcer. You did Houston proud
A place of Mystery is Always worth a curiosity trip!
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Thanks much everyone! I've been trying very hard lately on post processing. I look back to my shots a year ago and I'm embarrassed. Hopefully in another year I'll be equally embarrassed of these! Lots of inspiration on this site and I'm deeply appreciative of all if the advice / encouragement given to me.
Hawk - great job as usual on digging up the story behind the story. I love the whole art-deco period and that sculpture really jumped out at me. Now that I know more about it I'm even more impressed with it. I still want to do some research on Ethel. She was only 55 when she died but a female doctor in the early 1900's was unusual. I'm sure she's got quite a story to tell!
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Posted by Peptic Ulcer
Hawk - great job as usual on digging up the story behind the story. I love the whole art-deco period and that sculpture really jumped out at me. Now that I know more about it I'm even more impressed with it. I still want to do some research on Ethel. She was only 55 when she died but a female doctor in the early 1900's was unusual. I'm sure she's got quite a story to tell!
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Unfortunately I couldn't easily find anything more.
Both died young. I suspect the husband served in WW1. This is an unique grave.
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I just got off the phone with my obsessive-compulsive mother. She is the family historian and has all kinds of research tools. She's traced the family back to 8th century France so I'm hoping this one will be a cakewalk. Fingers crossed and I'll keep you posted!
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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
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http://explorepahi...p?markerId=1-A-380
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http://www.nyshist...26/ed-1/seq-11.pdf
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https://books.goog...on%20heard&f=false
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https://books.goog...on%20heard&f=false
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Wow Peptic, nice work.
The gassing may explain her husband's early death.
Where able to find anything about him?
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Thanks! I really didn't look. The gas attack was from a letter she wrote back home while she was in France and published in the Texas Medical Journal. I knew a woman from the early 1900s who was a physician was unusual but I had no idea she was so important. Honestly there should be statues erected in honor of her. She saved thousands of lives on the battlefield and at home, not to mention her devotion to women's rights.
If I have time in the next few days I'll try to dig into some history on her husband but he's got a long hike to step out of his wife's shadow.
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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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i love cemeteries but mostly at night..more fun when you are not suppose to be there
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Wow #8 is haunting with the quote inscribed. Slightly depressing but very true.
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Old cemeteries are the best.
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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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Posted by denton_robo
Flying skulls are pretty metal, but were apparently commonplace for Quakers in death.
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http://public.gett...ning/wingdeath.htm
This is a Christian symbol.
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