[Edward Monroe Polk's headstone and SAR emblem]

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Photograph of Edward Monroe Polk's headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. At the base is a newly added SAR emblem that has been buried so that only the face of the piece is visible.

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1 photograph : digital, col. ; 4032 x 1960 px.

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Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7 July 23, 2018.

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Description

Photograph of Edward Monroe Polk's headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. At the base is a newly added SAR emblem that has been buried so that only the face of the piece is visible.

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1 photograph : digital, col. ; 4032 x 1960 px.

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  • Preferred Citation: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Archive (AR0758), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR)

Materials donated by Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) State Organizations, TXSSAR Local Chapters, and TXSSAR members and their families.

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  • July 23, 2018

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  • Aug. 15, 2019, 10:25 p.m.

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Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7. [Edward Monroe Polk's headstone and SAR emblem], photograph, July 23, 2018; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1532567/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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