Virginia Reed's grave, Oak Hill Cemetery, San Jose, California.

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Title Virginia Reed's grave, Oak Hill Cemetery, San Jose, California.
Photo Number P0100n20
Description Photo showing the grave of Virginia (Reed) Murphy at Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, California. Virginia Reed was a teenaged girl in the Donner Party, and survived the winter of 1846-47. She married into the Murphy family that was part of the Donner Party, and later wrote a memoir of the experience
Creator Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971
Date 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939
Textual Date Circa 1920s, 1930s
Keywords Sierra Nevadas; Donner Reed Party; Accidents; Pioneers; Utah; Salt Flats; California; Cemeteries; Women
Subject Murphy, Virginia Reed, b. 1834?--Photographs; Cemeteries--California--San Jose--Photographs; Donner Party--Photographs
Spatial Coverage San Jose (Calif.)
Collection Number and Name P0100 Charles Kelly Photograph Collection
Collection Name Charles Kelly
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From These photographs were donated Harriette Greener Kelly, widow of Charles Kelly, in 1974.
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6xp7sx2
Setname uum_map
ID 962152
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp7sx2
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