Death mask grave marker at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Carlton, Alabama.

The marker was created by Isaac Nettles, who would make an impression of the person while living for later use on funerary stones. This photo was taken by Joey Brackner in early 1985 while working for the Alabama Decorative Arts Survey at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brackner, Joey
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs and audio files
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folk/id/1800

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Folklife Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs and audio files
spellingShingle	Photographs and audio files Death mask grave marker at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Carlton, Alabama. Brackner, Joey
fulltopic	Photographs and audio files Nettles, Isaac; African Americans; Cemeteries; Carlton (Ala.); Clarke County (Ala.)
description	The marker was created by Isaac Nettles, who would make an impression of the person while living for later use on funerary stones. This photo was taken by Joey Brackner in early 1985 while working for the Alabama Decorative Arts Survey at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
spelling	Q0000088087Q88087Death mask grave marker at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Carlton, Alabama.The marker was created by Isaac Nettles, who would make an impression of the person while living for later use on funerary stones. This photo was taken by Joey Brackner in early 1985 while working for the Alabama Decorative Arts Survey at the Birmingham Museum of Art. 19851980-1989Brackner, JoeyNettles, Isaac; African Americans; Cemeteries; Carlton (Ala.); Clarke County (Ala.)Still image Slides (Photographs)Alabama State Council on the ArtsAlabama State Council on the Arts / Alabama Folklife Association fieldwork slidesSG039226Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. 4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folk/id/1800
title	Death mask grave marker at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Carlton, Alabama.
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Death mask grave marker at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Carlton, Alabama.

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