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695-03. Sam Houston gravesite marker at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery (erected by Pompeo Coppini 4/21/1911, shows carved Sam Houston on his horse flanked by allegorical figures of Victory and History). Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Grave of Sam Houston at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery showing Sam Houston carved from grey granite on his horse flanked by allegorical figures of Victory and History, view from Avenue I. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Grave of Sam Houston at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Tomb of one of descendants(?) of Sam Houston in Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, June 29, 2008  Headstones of Oakwood Cemetery in mist. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Crosses in Negro Section of Oakwood Cemetery on a strip of land where many slaves were buried in unmarked graves. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Old tombstones of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Large headstones of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Decorated tombs of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Slave section of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Old cedar tree in Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  A headstone symbol in Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Tomb of Thomason in Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Lichens on a headstone of Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Marble tombs of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  An octagon at the 22nd floor of Louisiana State Capitol, with allegorical winged figures guarding the corners. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 2, 2006  Marble sculpture of a woman hanging a cross in Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Iron headstone of Martha McRoy (1835 - 1864) in Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Bearded Tooth Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) growing on a tree in Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Re-creation of a pope lying in state at St. Peter s Basilica flanked by two members of Swiss Guard at "Celebrating Deaths of Popes" exhibit in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  1921 Rock Falls eight-column carved-panel motorized hearse in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Brightly colored wooden coffins from Ghana carved as objects capturing essence of the departed (fishing canoe, chicken, bull, crab etc.) in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Bronze statue of robed Jesus Christ ("Blessing Christ", also known as "Comforting Christ" and "The Christus", a copy of Bertel Thorvaldsen s Resurrected Christ, made for Vor Frue Kirke, Copenhagen Cathedral) in Rawler Rather Powell Memorial Park on north border of Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, June 29, 2008  Huntsville Unit of Texas State Penitentiary "The Walls" (established 1849) at morning. A clock above the main entrance to the prison is a symbol of time which serves as a reminder to those inside. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Buck Foster Cemetery at Road 30 west from Huntsville. Texas, June 29, 2008  Tombs of Buck Foster Cemetery at Road 30 west from Huntsville. Texas, June 29, 2008  Sam Houston statue in fog at Road 45. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Sam Houston statue at Road 45, view from its feet. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Extra head of Sam Houston statue in a roadside park of Road 45. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Gate of Mustang Cemetery at Road 227 near Road 30 west from Huntsville. Texas, June 29, 2008  Horse Pension and horse cemetery (under restoration) in Alexandrovskiy Park of Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000  Figures of Russian revolutionaries on porcelain dish art "Returning from emigration in April of 1917" (1930-s) by I. Riznich in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2019  Shipwreck scene on a tomb erected by Joseph Barelli in memory of his son died during explosion of steamer Louisiana in 1849, in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Horse skull statue at the entrance of Animal Industries Building on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 19, 2007  Walls Unit of prison system, main entrance. Huntsville, Texas, June 29, 2008  Lion of Judah (symbol of Ethiopia) carved in the stone lintel above the entrance to Ethiopian Church. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 17, 2001  Oak alley at the entrance of City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 18, 2018  Oak alley at the entrance of City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018  Live oaks at the entrance of City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018  Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Prison Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Outhouse of TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Crosses in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Crosses and figures on tops of tombs in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  Tombs of prisoners in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Tombstones of prisoners in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Crosses on tombs of prisoners in Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, April 26, 2008  Tombs of died prisoners in Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, April 26, 2008  Cross under a pine in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Rows of crosses in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  A junkyard corner at west entrance of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 30, 2005.  Carved Holy Bible on a marble tombstone when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024  Carved lamb symbol on a child s tomb of E. W. when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024  Tombs of executed prisoners (TDCJ No. 41, 3, 53, and 87) in Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, April 26, 2008  Tombs of executed prisoners in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Clasping figures on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014  "Merry Christmas to All" decoration on the 32 feet tall brick security wall surrounding "The Walls" prison (Huntsville TDCJ Unit), with a memorial historical plaque in foreground. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  TDCJ Number of an electrocuted prisoner on a cross in Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Brittlegill mushrooms Russula pectinatoides flanked by other species of brittlegill on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020  Independence Rock west from Casper, with names and messages allegedly carved by emigrants to the West in 1843-1869. Wyoming, July 22, 2010  Flat rocks wind-carved by drifting sand near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013  Open Bible carved on a marble gravestone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024  Freemason s carved symbol on a marble gravestone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024  Steamboat House in Sam Houston Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Monstrous statue of Sam Houston at Road 45. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Marble figures on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016  Remains of marble figures in a stone mausoleum in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 22, 2015  Tomb site of Chief Santanta (died 10/11/1878) in Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, April 26, 2008  Flint rocks carved by drifting sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013  Freemason s carved symbol with greenish lichens on a tombstone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024  Granite tombstone with a carved sign of an idex finger pointed upward when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024  Interior of Steamboat House in Sam Houston Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  60 tons alabaster statue of Sam Houston at Road 45. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Interior of Woodland Home in Sam Houston Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Room in Woodland Home in Sam Houston Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Wind carved flint rocks (aeolian abrasion) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013  A hand with a book carved on a mable tomb when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024  Handshake symbol carved on a marble tomb when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024  Figures of people and animals in Painted Cave in Capulin Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico, near Los Alamos, May 25, 2008  Violet flint rocks carved by drifting sand (sandblasted) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013  Flint stone with a wind carved hole on desert plain in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013  Desert rock carved by drifting sand (aeolian abrasion) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013  Red mushrooms on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008  Spare part of statue of Sam Houston in a roadside park. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Pond in Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 17, 2008  Carved lamb on a tomb of Frankie Lee Coleman (1871 - 9/27/1875) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024  White milkweed with a bug on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008  Orange milkweed on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008  Frog s head on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008  Entrance (Tradition Plaza) and History Walk pathway of bonfire memorial on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2009  Box turtle (ventral view) on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008  Cross on a tomb of executed prisoner TDCJ No. 740 decorated by a plastic heart and spiderwort flowers behind it in Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, April 26, 2008 |
