Tomb of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
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Image ID
115769
Item data
Title
Tomb of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
Collection
"The Pageant of America" Collection
v.8 - Builders of the Republic
(Unpublished photographs)
Portraits
Names
Cook, Huestis P. (Huestis Pratt), 1868-1951 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 8.02.007
Subjects
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Tomb
Monticello (Va.)
Genres
Notes
Content: [Handwritten on reverse:] "Inscription on Tomb: "Here his buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the statutes of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia"
Physical Description
Extent: 15.5 x 20 5 cm
Identifiers
TMS ID: 128296
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 8.02.007
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dba34ab0-c615-012f-e36d-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1860
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tomb of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dba34ab0-c615-012f-e36d-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). Tomb of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dba34ab0-c615-012f-e36d-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tomb of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dba34ab0-c615-012f-e36d-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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