Bruton Parish Church Cemetery
Dublin Core
Title
Bruton Parish Church Cemetery
Subject
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Block 21. Building 01.
Cemeteries - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Tombstones and monuments of important historical figures fill the cemetery of Bruton Parish Church. The efforts of the Centennial Photographic Company to document the graves of earlier inhabitants underscores its mission to visually record historic features of the town. Along with several marked memorials to fallen Confederate soldiers, the graveyard is known to contain the unmarked plots of at least forty Confederate soldiers who died after the Battle of Williamsburg.
One of the earliest organized activities to preserve Williamsburg's historic heritage occurred in the churchyard under the direction of the Catharine Memorial Society. In the early 1880s, a group of women led by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Coleman raised money to repair the cemetery in memory of her daughter, Catharine Brooke Coleman. This photo records the condition of the graveyard prior to any preservation efforts.
One of the earliest organized activities to preserve Williamsburg's historic heritage occurred in the churchyard under the direction of the Catharine Memorial Society. In the early 1880s, a group of women led by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Coleman raised money to repair the cemetery in memory of her daughter, Catharine Brooke Coleman. This photo records the condition of the graveyard prior to any preservation efforts.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Company
Date
ca.1875
Rights
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Is Part Of
Albumen Print Collection, MS2005.16
Format
jpeg
Type
image
Identifier
D2010-COPY-0302-2010
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Albumen print on board
Physical Dimensions
11 x 14 inches
Citation
Centennial Photographic Company, “Bruton Parish Church Cemetery,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 29, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/514.