Michael Colbruno's "Lives of the Dead": Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thomas Rickard - Berkeley Politician & Civic Leader
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[Gravestone photo by Michael Colbruno] Plot 17 Thomas Rickard (1865-1911) was an early resident of Berkeley and served as the last Pre...
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James Divoll - Wealthy Gold Miner [Crown with cross]
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[Gravestone photos by Michael Colbruno] Plot 33 James George Divoll (1831-1904) owned the Big Bonanza Mine in Sonora along with Charles Clar...
Monday, April 28, 2008
William Keith, Painter & Mary McHenry Keith, Suffragette & Legal Pioneer
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[Gravestone photo by Michael Colbruno] Plot 14B William Keith (1838-1911) was born in Scotland and moved to San Francisco in 1859 after a br...
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Mein Family
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[Gravestone photos by Michael Colbruno] Millionaire's Row Gardner Mein Gardner Mein (1919-2012) [Obituary from David Perlma...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Josiah Nickerson Knowles - Clipper Ship Captain
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[Photo by Michael Colbruno; Portrait of Captain Josiah Nickerson Knowles] Millionaire's Row Josiah Nickerson Knowles (1830-1896) - Capt...
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Symbols: Manx triskelion
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[Photo of gravestone triskelion by Michael Colbruno; Flag of Isle of Man] The Manx triskelion is most commonly found on the flag of the Isle...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
William Heron Lowden - Pioneer Insurance Man
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[Gravestone photo by Michael Colbruno] At a time when fires were a common occurrence in San Francisco and Oakland, William Lowden (1848-191...
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Mountain View Cemetery Knockers
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[Photo by Andrew Alden] I've always wondered about the big rocks that one encounters at Mountain View Cemetery. I have asked the docents...
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Thalia Treadwell (1877-1902) - Tumuluous Lover
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[Photo by Michael Colbruno] PLOT 33 Thalia Treadwell was the first wife of Jimmie Swinerton, who was one of the most famous cartoonists in t...
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
Samuel Skerry Montague - Central Pacific Railroad Chief Engineer
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[Photo by Michael Colbruno; letter from Sacramento Public Library] PLOT 14B The sudden death of Theodore Judah left the Central Pacif...
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