Constantino Brumidi. Brumidi grave lot, Glenwood cemetery

ID: 3491 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer ~ Date: ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
This file appears in: Glenwood Cemetery Historic District
Constantino Brumidi. Brumidi grave lot, Glenwood cemetery
Theodor Horydczak Collection (Library of Congress)
This file appears in: Glenwood Cemetery Historic District

Chartered by Congress in 1852, Glenwood Cemetery was the first for-profit cemetery in the District, and among the first nationwide. This business model, initially disdained as disrespectful to the deceased, has since been adopted by most cemeteries,…