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Home > The Old Mausoleum > THE OLD MAUSOLEUM - Photos of the Building itself

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OML ~ MausoleumStained glass window w/ the
casket elevator shown in front.
Paul Thorpe manning the
mechanism.
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OML ~ MausoleumArtistically designed corner wall
pillars, enhance the over all
design of the Mausoleum
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OML ~ MausoleumClose up of a beautiful
Stained Glass Window
in the back of the
Old Mausoleum
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OML ~ MausoleumView of the back:
Old Mausoleum
w/ stained glass window
& air vents to release
gases.
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OML ~ MausoleumStained glass window craftmanship
totally beyond comparison.
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OML ~ MausoleumFloor grates to clear away debris
and moisture.
Also for air circulation.
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OML ~ MausoleumThis is a very eeerie sight, when the
doors first open. The stained glass window
with the torch upside down, depicts that the
life of the departed has been extinguished.
While the elevator casket lift, waiting for the
next dearly departed soul, frames the window.
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OML ~ MausoleumCeiling vents for air circulation
and to help in the release of
gas from the decomposition
of the departed.
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OML ~ MausoleumEntrance, Exit doors with a
stained glass window above them.
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OML ~ MausoleumStained glass above the
entrance doors.
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OML ~ MausoleumThe old painted designs that adorned
the ceiling are still there underneath a
coat of white peeling paint.
 
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