Homemade Finger Pointing Upward-Hindustan Cemetery, Hindustan
Title
Homemade Finger Pointing Upward-Hindustan Cemetery, Hindustan
Subject
Pointing fingers
Hands
Homemade
Description
Ida E. Fulford born 1888, died 1889. This is an example of a homemade tombstone. The inscription was likely carved by Fulford's parents or family. The iconography of a hand with a finger pointing upward represents the Christian notion of the path towards heaven. Ida Fulford and Thelma Fulford were likely siblings.
Creator
Montgomery, Pauline
Source
Pauline Montgomery Indiana tombstone photographs and records, Collection C386
Ledger pg. 96, entry no. 4
Publisher
Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Date
1962
Contributor
Meyer, Matthew
Morrison, Katherine
Rights
Copyright owner: Indiana University
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Donor image number 957A
Coverage
Hindustan Cemetery, Hindustan
Monroe County
Citation
Montgomery, Pauline, “Homemade Finger Pointing Upward-Hindustan Cemetery, Hindustan,” Indiana University Archives Exhibits, accessed May 2, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/iubarchives/items/show/959.