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Hanah Bell, Peabody, MA - 1710

November 11, 2010

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HANAH BELL

dI[e]d IN Ye 17[?] YEAR

OF HAR AGE

1710

Old South Cemetery, Peabody, Massachusetts

1710s Peabody

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Using Mirrors to Photograph Gravestones

Yesterday I got to do some cemetery exploration with some fellow researchers. That's a rare treat for me. During this outing I got to see a mirror in action used to improve gravestone photos. While photographing on my own this is not really an option. If you have a helper be sure to bring a mirror along and make it a light weight one! It's easy to see how the light from the mirror aided in reading the gravestones. Without the aid of light from the mirror with the mirror without the mirror with the mirror

Leonard Fairbanks and his four wives

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James Smith, Walpole, MA - 1755

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Hanah Bell, Peabody, MA - 1710

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