WAUElliottMertonMortuaryArtPHColl1233.xmlGuide to the Merton Elliott Architecture and Mortuary Art Photograph Collection approximately 1850-1900Elliott (Merton) Architecture and Mortuary Art Photograph CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2012 (Last modified: 9/2/2021)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1233Elliott, MertonMerton Elliott architecture and mortuary art photograph collectionapproximately 1850-190078 photographic prints (2 boxes, 4 folders) ; various sizesCollection materials are in English.Largely photographs of tombs, cemeteries and mortuary art, with a few architecture drawings and maps, bulk related to the historic Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with a series of photographs by Francis Frith and an Edouard Baldus print of Place de la Concorde in Paris

Eugene Merton Elliott was born on September 11, 1910 in Santa Fe, Kansas to Ernest Henry and Myrtle McCoy Elliott. He graduated from Stanford University in 1932 with his Bachelor's degree. After receiving his law degree from Washburn University in 1935, he practiced law in Tacoma, Washington until 1947. Elliott married Marjorie Pierce on December 20, 1933. He died on March 3, 2007 in Tacoma, Washington. Elliott collected and donated all materials in collection.

The historic Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio and is, to this day, considered a leader in cemetery design. In 1844, the Cincinnati Horticultural Society formed a cemetery association in order to address the growing opinion that their cemeteries appeared rundown and discomforting to grieving families as a result of the cholera epidemic. Headed by former Chief Justice and Secretary of Treasury, Salmon P. Chase (January 13, 1808-May 7, 1873), the cemetery association began researching proper location and design. The group traveled to many notable cemeteries along the East Coast and Europe to collected ideas. Chase and his colleagues, Nathaniel Wright, Timothy Walker and James Hall, constructed the charter on December 1st and by September 1st of the following year, the first internment was created. Robert Buchanan (1797-1879) was the Spring Grove Cemetery President from 1845 to 1879, proceeded by Henry Probasco Esquire (1820-1902) from 1879 to 1902. Adolph Strauch (1822-1883) was the Spring Grove Cemetery landscape gardener and Superintendent from 1854 to 1883 followed by William Salway (1841-1925) from 1883 to 1925.

Photographs contained in the "Francis Frith & Co. Series" were collected by Francis Frith. Francis Frith (1822-1898) was a British photographer and photograph collector. It has been noted that these images were most likely photographed by Frith's traveling employees, William Johnson and William Henderson. Most of the images are from Frith's India series.

Photographs of tombs, cemeteries and mortuary art, including sculptures and monuments, along with a few maps and architectural plans, bulk relating to the historic Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati; a group of Francis Frith photographs of tombs and other views in India and Pakistan; albumen prints of the Emperor Josephus II monument and a fountain at Schonbrunn in Vienna; a photograph of a portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and an albumen print of the Place de la Concorde in Paris by Edouard Baldus.

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Donor: Merton Elliott, December 27, 1983.

Processed by Libby Hopfauf; 2014; Stefanie Terasaki, 2015. Processing completed 2015.

Accession PH2008-020. 44 more photographs were located and added to the collection in 2009.

These photographs were part of a larger donation which included lithographs, engravings, plans and photographs of European and American architecture, landscape architecture and mortuary art. These materials are probably located with the miscellaneous materials in theRare Book collection.

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Elliott, Merton, 1910-2007Frith, Francis, 1822-1898Spring Grove Cemetery (Cincinnati, Ohio)PhotographsArchitecture

 

Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio1/11Disposition plans of lots, monuments, and trees at the junction of avenues, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio 1854Mrs. C. Waldack Photographic Studio, S. W. Cor. Liberty & Vine, Cincinnati, OhioA. Stauch 1/12Dexter mausoleum, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1869-1895

The steeple in the middle of roof has since fallen off.

M2663Plan of Oakwood, residence of Henry Probasco1875

Printed on mat: to A. Strauch Esq., Superintendent of Spring Grove Cemetery and Public Parks of Cincinnati, compliments of R.Herich.

1/14Engraving of graveyard sections 18-24, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio1875 M2665Monumental Plan of the Cemetery of Spring Grove and Surroundings, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio1876

Printed on front: by A. Strauch

XD46Section views of Norman Chapel, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1880

Isaac Graveson, Henry Probasco

27One of the door halves prior to being installed in the Norman Chapel, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1880-1900 1/18 Bronze doors with bas relief panels on side of the Norman Chapel sanctuary, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1880-1900 1/19 Bronze doors with bas relief panels on side of the Norman Chapel sanctuary, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1880-1900 210View of home from backyard, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1880-1900

Printed on verso: The Stone House where Mr. Strauch lunched while in Troy and as the house appeared when the old entrance to the cemetery was on the north side of the house. The whole as was re-vamped by Hans Boetehen. Written complements of A. R. Smith.

1/111View of office building, gate house and Norman Chapel across pond, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 212View of fountain and city from Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/113Sullivan family monument in front of pond, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900Mrs. C. Waldack Photographic Studio, S. W. Cor. Liberty & Vine, Cincinnati, Ohio XD414View of bridge over pond and monuments in Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/215Clearwater family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900 1/216Girl looking at grave of Catharine Boyer Pomeroy and two men on bench next to grave of Louderback, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900

Two photographs pasted onto the same notebook paper.

1/217 Grave of James M. and Janet Craig Gregor, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900 1/218 Eliza B. Russell family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/219Wright family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900

John Crafts Wright was a U.S. Congressman for Ohio and judge.

1/220Day family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900

Timothy Crane Day was a U.S. Congressman for Ohio The T. C. Day Technical Library at the University of Cincinnati is named for him.

1/221A. C. Richards family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/222 A. C. Richards family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/323Clara Martin Ringgold (1832-1867) monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/324 Hinkle and Disney family monuments, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/325Disney family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 KVXC226Disney family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900 1/327Deckebach family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/328Coverdale family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900 1/329L. C. E. Stone family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900 1/430Margaret and Joseph Mills family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/431 Rebecca and Harvey DeCamp family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/432Waterfall, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1895-1900 KVXC233 View of Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 KVXC234Man and woman in front of Strader Chapel and family vault, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 KVXC235Gaither family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 KVXC236Nettelton family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900 1/437 Unidentified monument topped with a statue of two angels, Spring Grove Cemetery, Troy, Cincinnati, Ohiocirca 1895-1900

Written on front: 1391

American Cemeteries1/538Entrance to Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Illinoiscirca 1880s-1900s 1/539View of the Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Illinoiscirca 1880s-1900s

Written on front: Sec. 1.

1/540Entrance to Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Illinoiscirca 1880s-1900s 1/541Bell tower near entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusettscirca 1880s-1900s 1/542Horse-drawn carriage at entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusettscirca 1880s-1900s 1/543Entrance to Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston, Massachusettscirca 1880s-1900s KVXC244Grave of Samuel Fletcher Pratt, Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New Yorkcirca 1880s-1900s KVXC245Grave of Samuel Fletcher Pratt, Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New Yorkcirca 1880s-1900s 246Monument to Charles Avery, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania circa 1880s-1900s English Tombs and Cemeteries1/647Basalt of Sarcophagus of Sebaksi, Priest of Ptah, The British Museum, London, Englandcirca 1870Stephen ThompsonW. A. Mansell & Co., 2 Percy Street West, London, England

Photographed by Stephen Thompson and printed by W. A. Mansell & Co. (Photograph and Fine Art Publishers).

W.A. Mansell & Co. stamp on front.

1/648Tablet from the side of a small Egyptian pyramid, The British Museum, London, Englandcirca 1870Stephen ThompsonW. A. Mansell & Co., 2 Percy Street West, London, England

Photographed by Stephen Thompson and printed by W. A. Mansell & Co. (Photograph and Fine Art Publishers).

W.A. Mansell & Co. stamp on front.

Printed on photo: 203. Side of a Small Pyramid of a Person Named Kharf, XIX Dynasty, Tablet of USR.

1/649Mausoleum of Edmond Molyneaux, Kensal Green Cemetery, London, Englandcirca 1900 1/650Man walking down path of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, Englandcirca 1900 1/651Man walking down path of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, Englandcirca 1900 1/652Grave of Mary Ann Ridsdale of Calcutta, Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England1863Mr. Pinkney Italian Cemeteries and tombs1/753The original entrance to the Camposanto Cemetery featuring a gothic tabernacle of the Virgin Mary and Child over the door, Pisa, Italycirca 1850-1900

Written on front: 5

1/754The mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italycirca 1850-1900

Written on front: 6

1/755Tomb of Nicholas Breakspear (Pope Adrian IV), St. Peter's, Rome, Italycirca 1850-1900

Written on front: 4

Printed on verso: 2992 Nicolas Breakspear, the only English pope.

1/756Catacombs, Rome, Italycirca 1850-1900

Written on front: 3

Printed on verso: 1617

Unidentified Mortuary Art1/857Rear view of a small vault beside a pondcirca 1850-1900 1/858Statue of a woman wearing a crown and holding a shield and wreath, with two boys sitting at her feet, along with a globe, owl, harp, tuning fork and bookcirca 1850-1900

Carved on the lower part of the statue: J. Sibbel

1/859Statue of woman in robes, head covered and holding a small cross over her chest, looking upcirca 1850-1900 1/860Statue of woman in robes and a crown, arms outstretchedcirca 1850-1900

Carved on lower part of statue: T. O'Hare, Sc.

261Three young children standing in front of a monument in a graveyardcirca 1850-1900 Francis Frith & Co. Series

Embossed in lower left corner on each photograph: Frith's Series.

1/962 Marble Tomb of Sheik Selim Chrish, Futtipore Sikri, India (Frith 3093)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 15

1/963Mausoleum of Humaioou, Delhi, India (Frith 3117)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 7

1/964Tomb of Sheikh Chelli, Thanesar, Haryana, India (Frith 3295)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 9

1/965The Secundra, The Mausoleum of Akbar, Agra, India (Frith 3083)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 11

1/966View on the River Ganges, India (Frith 3319)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 10

1/967View from the Hooghly River of Babughat (Baboo Rhaes Ghat), Boorhaupore, India (Frith 4416)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 12

1/968Entrance to the Sikandar Bagh, Lucknow, Oudh, Uttar Pradesh, India (Frith 3054)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 14

1/969 Shiva the Destroyer relief sculpture, Caves of Ellora, Bombay, India (Frith 3021)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 13

1/970Jehanger's Tomb, Shadra Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan (Frith 3141)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 8

1/971Tomb of 1st Ming Emperor, China (Frith 1353)circa 1850s-1870s

Written on photograph: 16

This image was a part of Frith & Co.'s "Universal Series".

European ArtXF172The obelisk of Luxor and two fountains by Hittorf, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France (Baldus 35) circa 1850-1860Edouard Baldus : master print of photograph

Edouard Baldus was commissioned to photograph monuments in Paris in 1851.

273Emperor Josephus II (Denkmal des Kaiser Joseph II) monument, Vienna, Austria circa 1880Ferdinand Kuss (1800-1886) : albumen print 274Fountain at Schonbrunn (Schonbrunn Eine Allee), Vienna, Austriacirca 1880Michael Frankenstein (1843 - 1918) : albumen print 275Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethecirca 1880H. Burghard, Torgau, Germany : photographic print of detail

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German politician and writer. His body of work includes poetry, fiction, memoirs, plays, literary criticism, and scientific overviews.

Engravings1/1076Tomb of Maria Christina of Austria, Venice, Italy1805Antonia Canova (1757–1822)Dominice del FratiBonato Venetus : engraving 1/1077Lake See-Hoo and Temple of the Thundering Wings, from the Vale of Tombscreated and printed in London, England1842Thomas Allom (1804-1872)Joseph Clayton Bentley (1809 - 1851) : engraving 1/1078Die Graeber der Koenige bey Jerusalem (View of the Tombs of the Kings Near Jerusalem), created and printed in Germany circa 1834-1837Carl Joseph Meyer (1796-1856)unknown : engraving

This is a reproduction of steel engraving. The image was first produced in volume E ofMeyer's Universum, published and printed by the Bibliographical Institute in Germany.