Some of you might remember when I found what might best be explained as a metal locket protecting a portrait on a tombstone. I haven’t seen another one since then until last weekend, when we were coming back from a trip to Michigan. We came across a cemetery filled with tombstones featuring portraits, and some of them had the metal casing with a flip-top cover. Some were broken:
Some were intact:
I really enjoy seeing the headstones with pictures on them. I’m a Find-A-Grave.com photo volunteer. I take pictures of headstones per the request of individuals wishing to have their loved one’s grave sites photographed. I recently came across a headstone of a young girl who died in 1927. I took a pictue of it just because I found it really amazing, it captured the 1920s era in her clothing and hairstyle. So yes, I really appreciated this segment with the photos on these graves.