Sunday, September 25, 2011

SOOC: Colton family tomb

This is the Colton family tomb in Mt. View Cemetery.  David Colton died in 1878 and was known in his time as a railroad magnate and land owner.  His wife may also be buried here but there is no information on her dates on this planet.  Just like Nellie, her history was given short shrift.  The cemetery is full of large tombs like these, many of which seem no longer to be connected to succeeding generations.  Kind of sad.  This photo was taken late one afternoon and is straight out of the camera.  For more SOOC photos, visit SOOC Sunday.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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8 comments:

  1. VaishVijaySeptember 24, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Until now, I've never seen tombs of this size! It is sad to see it in a neglected state.

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  2. The 4-feet WonderSeptember 25, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    It a very nice shot.

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  3. LeoviSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    A beautiful photo with excellent colors. More than a tomb looks like a palace.

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  4. MarieSeptember 25, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    Beautiful photo but I agree with you, it is sad to see that "witnesses of the past" are not taken into consideration...

    By the way, last night, there was a program on France Culture (radio) about Oakland and author E.M. Williamson.

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  5. Jan n JerSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    This is so huge..plenty of money! Sad his wife was not mentioned! Nice shot!

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  6. JackSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Quite a place. Mine is under construction . . .

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  7. OwenSeptember 25, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Is this just a scaled down version of his mansion ? Guess not too many folks do tombstones like this anymore...

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  8. StashaSeptember 26, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    Very majestic.

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