Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Sara Lemmon

More California history found at Mt. View Cemetery.  Linked to Taphophile Tragics.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 8:59 AM
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6 comments:

  1. Leslie D.October 23, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Wonder what our state flower would have been had Sara not been so insistent? Interesting! I just bought a bunch of poppies to plant in my yard.

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  2. VioletSkyOctober 23, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    I find it interesting that apart from the dates and their shared careers, that this is the achievement in her life that is recorded on her grave stone.
    (not that it doesn't merit a mention)

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  3. FranciscaOctober 23, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    That's an interesting historical snippet to find on a gravestone. I wonder who ordered it. I did not know the poppy (which I associate with France and The Golden Triangle) was the CA state flower... and I don't recall ever seeing poppies in CA, but that doesn't mean a thing, with my hopeless memory! (Trust you are well!)

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  4. JackOctober 23, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    This epitaph is going to send some curious person to Wikipedia.

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  5. SeaThreePeeOOctober 24, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    What an interesting stone.

    Beneath Thy Feet

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  6. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comOctober 25, 2012 at 3:27 PM

    I was over at the Chapel of the Chimes taking in all of Julia Morgan's work and thought of you. I ran out of time to get into the cemetery to take pictures, glad someone is still shooting photos in that glorious place.

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