Cemeteries, Photography

Musietta Hinkle (1873-1874)

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Musietta Infant of Wm. J. & Nancy J. Hinkle Born Sept. 13, 1873 Died July 4, 1874, Bethel Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

This is an awfully elaborate headstone for a baby’s grave, at least for this area. The lamb symbolizes innocence, and the tasseled drapery represents a mourning shroud.

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