Great photo ... albeit of a melancholy subject.Walking around an old cemetery does give one pause. Lots of people didn't live to see their first birthday. And lots of women died in their late teens / early twenties -- childbirth used to be a dangerous business, for sure.In many ways, these are the "good old days."
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Still working on the clearing up and cleaning out. I was delighted to find the (copied) Villanova 1922 yearbook; I Messaged Susan, my nephew...
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Great photo ... albeit of a melancholy subject.
Walking around an old cemetery does give one pause. Lots of people didn't live to see their first birthday. And lots of women died in their late teens / early twenties -- childbirth used to be a dangerous business, for sure.
In many ways, these are the "good old days."
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