Vox Cemetery Assignment

Here's the pictures that I took for a Vox assignment on Columbia-area cemeteries.

This is my favorite of the bunch.


A smoke stack of the University's reactor echoes the obelisks of Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. The Columbia Cemetery, located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads, has been in use since 1820 and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.

I like how the smoke stack echoes the obelisks of the cemetery.

I also really like this one:


The setting sun peaks over a grave at Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. The Columbia Cemetery, located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads, has been in use since 1820 and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.


The setting sun peaks over a grave at Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. The Columbia Cemetery, located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads, has been in use since 1820 and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.


Grant grade schoolers practice soccer as the sun sets on Columbia Cemetery on October 19, 2009. Pillars which mark the Cemetery's original entrance connect the sounds of children playing with the tranquility of the Cemetery's 34 acres, located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads.


A statue marking the grave of Clara Prewitt is outlined by the afternoon sky on October 20, 2009. The grave, which stands in Columbia Cemetery, is one of many different types of tombstones, some of which date back to 1820. The Cemetery is located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.


Pebbles and rocks adorn the top of a grave at Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. This Jewish tradition is a sign of respect for the dead and suggests the continuing presence of love and memory that is as enduring as a rock. The Cemetery is located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.


Tracy Butcher and Georgie walk past the grave of Andrew McAlester, the Father of MU's School of Medicine, at Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. Dog walking is a normal occurance at The Columbia Cemetery, which is located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads.


Artificial flowers mark a grave at Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. The Columbia Cemetery, located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads, has been in use since 1820 and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.


Tokens have been lovingly placed on a grave in the Columbia Cemetery on October 20, 2009. The Columbia Cemetery, located off of Broadway Blvd. between N. Garth and Providence Roads, has been in use since 1820 and holds many of the University of Missouri's former presidents, faculty, and curators including Richard H. Jesse, James S. Rollins, and Walter Williams.