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conduit
Conduit*
- A pipe or channel for conveying fluids, such as water
- A tube or duct for enclosing electric wires or cable
- A means by which something is transmitted
Here’s a wall of a tomb, a tiny cross, and (possibly) several kinds of conduit.
Mamou, Louisiana
photographed 10.22.2017
*Thanks to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. And yes. I do own actual dictionaries and thesauruses (or thesauri, if we’re being formal), much to the great amusement of my friends and family.
fontenot + family, 1961
This is the St. Ann’s Old Cemetery, which might mean you have to be old to be buried here. Or – and this might be slightly more likely – this cemetery got full and St. Ann got herself a new place.
Numa and Emily Fontenot, who were born in the 1860s, were pioneer settlers of Mamou. They had ten children (and needed a giant family tomb).
And I can tell you that their son Duma had a festive party in 1963 for his 77th birthday. According to the Ville Platte (Louisiana) Gazette, the party featured “homemade cakes, egg nog and other refreshments…(A) french band also provided music for dancing and merry-making.”
Mamou, Louisiana
photographed 10.22.2017
I Shall Not Want
I recently spent some time in Louisiana, shooting for a long-term project that may actually be nearly done.
And, naturally, while i was working on that, I kept my eyes open for other things to photograph. Like the inside of this tomb.
Old St. Ann’s Cemetery
Mamou, Louisiana
photographed 10.22.2017
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