Month: March 2016

Martin Ryerson (1887-1818)

Age 56
Richest Man in Chicago at 36
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/homer/resource/1526

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Egyptian Style Masoleum
Mastaba
Designed by Louis Sullivan

Lumber
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/767.html
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Peter Schoenhofen (1827-1893)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenhofen_Brewery_Historic_DistrictAge 66

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Pyramid Mausoleum
Egyptian Revival Style
Angel (Christian)
Sphinx (Egyptian)

Symbols:
Bundled Reeds
Lotus Designs
Coiled Asps around the Handles

Schoenhofen Brewery
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Victor Lawson (1850-1925)

Age 75

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The Crusader (Granite)
Above all things truth beareth away the victory
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Chicago Daily News
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Chicago Newspapers