The tomb of Elena M. Hoyos

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/MM00004218/00001

Material Information

Title:

The tomb of Elena M. Hoyos

Creator:

May Hill Russell Library -- History Dept
Monroe County Public Library System

Donor:

Kennedy, Stetson

Publication Date:

1940

Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Tombs -- Photographs -- Florida -- Key West ( lcsh )
Tombs -- Photographs -- Florida -- Key West ( lcsh )
Photographs -- Key West (Fla.) ( lcsh )
Photographs -- Monroe County (Fla.) ( lcsh )
Monroe -- 12087 ( ceeus )

Genre:

picture ( marcgt )

Coordinates:

24.555363 x -81.780035

Notes

Scope and Content:

A sign next to the entrance of the tomb reads "Elena Milagro Hoyos, born July 31-1909. died October 25-1931. R.I.P." The tomb was built by her doctor (for tuberculosis), Carl von Cosel, who preserved her body and attempted for the next seven years to revive her. Donated by Stetson Kennedy.

Original Location:

History Dept., May Hill Russell Library; 700 Fleming St., Key West, FL 33040.

General Note:

Approximately 1940

Record Information

Source Institution:

Florida International University

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

000000241 ( ALEPH )
AAA7534 QF ( NOTIS )
MM00004218

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