Deacon Samuel Ford headstone, Woolwich, 1787
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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The headstone of Deacon Samuel Ford, buried in Woolwich in 1787, shows an angel, the symbol of judgment and resurrection, blowing a trumpet, the symbol of the announcement of the soul's entrance into heaven. The trumpet is sending a warning, "Know ye the Hour."
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- Title: Deacon Samuel Ford headstone, Woolwich, 1787
- Creator: Smith, Mason Philip
- Creation Date: 1965
- Subject Date: 1787
- Town: Woolwich
- County: Sagadahoc
- State: ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 24
- Local Code: Coll. 430, Box 1/7
- Collection: Mason P. Smith
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Woolwich--Photographs
Angels in art
Death in art
Death
Epitaphs--Maine--Woolwich
Sepulchral monuments
Inscriptions--Maine--Woolwich
Ford, Samuel, d. 1787--Monuments--Photographs
Ford, Samuel, d. 1787--Death & Burial--Photographs
Soul in art
Christian art and symbolism
People
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