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Title	East Lawn Mortuary
Date	1928
Creator	Frederick-Burkett Foto Service
Description	This 1928 photograph shows the mausoleum and administrative buildings of the East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Forty-third Street and Folsom Boulevard. The 250,000 dollar mausoleum, constructed in 1925/26, was built by the Fresno-based Robert Talmer, a noted mausoleum contractor. It was built to have a minimum of 400 crypts, and designed for expansion over time. A quarter of the money raised for the structure was set aside as part of a perpetual improvement fund. Every worker hired in the construction of the mausoleum was given permanent employment by East Lawn. The 40-acre, 2,000 tree cemetery was founded in 1904 by Louis Breuner. Prior to being East Lawn, the parcel was a farm known as “Twin Oaks.”
Format	7.5 x 9.5 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	Folsom Boulevard at Forty-third Street; East Sacramento
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Cemeteries
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	700