Double Tree Trunks--Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek
Title
Double Tree Trunks--Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek
Subject
Tree trunks
Description
William Blakely born 1814, died 1890. Elizabeth Blakely born 1828, died 1901. Tree trunks symbolized rustic and rural values, the biblical Tree of Life, and certain fraternal organizations-such as the Woodmen of the World. This is an example of a double tree trunk tombstone for spouses.
Creator
Montgomery, Pauline
Source
Pauline Montgomery Indiana tombstone photographs and records, Collection C386
Ledger pg. 167, entry no. 5
Publisher
Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Date
1962
Contributor
Meyer, Matthew
Morrison, Katherine
Rights
Copyright owner: Indiana University
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Donor image number 1409 - 1409A
Coverage
Clear Creek Cemetery
Clear Creek
Citation
Montgomery, Pauline, “Double Tree Trunks--Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek,” Indiana University Archives Exhibits, accessed April 26, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/iubarchives/items/show/951.