Lives of the Dead

Lives of the Dead

Michael Colbruno's "Lives of the Dead": Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland

Friday, March 16, 2007

Francis Marion "Borax" Smith (1846-1931) - King of Borax

[Family Mausoleum photo from Michael Colbruno] Plot 12 [From Wikipedia] Francis Marion Smith was an American business magnate and civic buil...

Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836-1923) - Made Poppy the State Flower

She and her husband John were both botanists who discovered a number of plant species. In California, she is best remembered for spearheadin...

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Yee Ah Tye (died 1896) - Inspiration for "Bury My Bones in America"

[Tye gravesite photo by Michael Colbruno] Plot 5 NE Yee Ah Tye came to California from China in 1852 to find the “Gold Mountain” and reap th...

Monday, March 12, 2007

Washington Bartlett (1824-1887) - Bachelor Governor

[Bartlett gravesite photo by Michael Colbruno] Plot 28 Washington Montgomery Bartlett was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 29, 18...

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Dr. Chloe Annette Buckel (1833-1912) - Hospital Co-Founder

[Buckel gravesite photo by Michael Colbruno] Plot 28 Dr. Chloe Annette Buckel, was born in Warsaw, New York on August 25, 1833 and received ...

Charles Goodall (1824-1899) - Captain, Politician and Shipping Magnate

[Goodall statue photo by Michael Colbruno] Millionaire's Row Captain Charles Goodall (1824-1899), lived at a stately mansion at Pierce a...

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