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In Memoriam Memorial Print to Mrs Eratus Kilbourn by Strobridge and Company.

Pittman & Co.

This 1877 black and white memorial print depicts an idealized cemetery and the "Promised Land," separated by a river. On the left side, people can be seen entering the cemetery in carriages. On the right side, a small boat ferries people across the river where they are met by a group of white robed figures, likely angels. The memorial text to a Mrs. Eratus Kilbourn is located in the center, however there is not indcation as to which Eratus Kilbourn and which wife.

Date

1876

Type

lithograph

Medium

paper (overall material)

Department

NMAH

Institution

National Museum of American History

Object number

nmah_326102

Credit

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection