Handmade Folk Grave Markers: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery, New Braunfels, Texas

Abstract

This photograph is a part of the Kent Rush Folk Markers and Cemeteries Photograph Collection. All inscriptions are transcribed as they originally appear on the headstone, including all variations of spellings, misspellings, and alternating letter cases. Each headstone has its own variation of construction and decoration which are noted in the description. To view full photograph collection, please make an appointment at the UTSA Special Collections Reading Room. Inscription: "NINA. RAMONA RODRIGUEZ NACIO. AUG. 30. DE. 1943 FALLECIO. EL 28 E. DES. 1943 SU MAMA HERMANOS RECUERDO". Construction: Cast. Gravestone Marker Type: Single Slant/Curbing. Decoration: Tile, rocks, and seashells