Media Gallery

1900s

The 1900s at the Texas State Cemetery were filled with many ambitious projects including the reinterment of many prominent Texans.

Historical Media

The next is a selection of historical images produced by Viola Gay Barnes. Barnes was the daughter of the Cemetery’s sextant, Ernest R. Barnes.

Modern Media

The final selection of media is a variety of modern day images taken from about 2006 to the present day.

1900s

A map of Austin from 1887 – Wikimedia Commons via The Austin History Center
Image of Ashbel Smith, who was buried at the Texas State Cemetery in 1886 – Public Domain Image via Wikimedia Commons
Undated photo of a family at the fountain in Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo taken outside the Confederate Woman’s Home – Cemetery Archive, Source Unknown
Undated photo taken outside the Confederate Men’s Home – Texas State Library and Archives
Undated image of the south end of the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection – Texas State Cemetery Archive
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Historical Media

Undated photo of Ernest Barnes, caretaker of the Texas State Cemetery from 1912 to 1950 – Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the fountain on Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the grave of Albert Sidney Johnston, featuring sculptor Elisabet Ney’s recumbent statue of the General - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the Texas State Cemetery’s Caretakers Cottage; caretaker Ernest Barnes lived in the cottage from 1912 to 1950 - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the center of the Texas State Cemetery looking toward the Comal Gate; the tall building on the hill is part of what is now Huston-Tillotson University - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of a flowerbed at the Texas State Cemetery; the area is used for burials today - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of a tree on Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery, likely taken before the 1930s when sidewalks were installed in this area - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the fountain on Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery; the treed area in the background is now almost full of graves and monuments - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the grave of Edmund J. Davis, former governor of Texas; the monument is the tallest at the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the area now called Statesman’s Meadow, Section 2, at the Texas State Cemetery; today this area is completely plotted and almost entirely in use or reserved - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of a star-shaped flower bed in the section of the Texas State Cemetery now known as Statesman’s Meadow - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of a Texas flag in the Republic Hill section of the Texas State Cemetery; the tall building on the hill is part of the modern-day Huston-Tillotson University campus - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of an anchor-shaped flower bed at the Texas State Cemetery; anchor symbolism was often used in connection with the War of 1812 and several veterans of that war are buried on the grounds - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of a young girl near the area known as Confederate Field at the Texas State Cemetery; the girl is likely the sister of the photographer, Viola Gay Barnes - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the southeastern grounds of the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of two young girls at the fountain in Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery; the girls are likely relatives of the photographer, Viola Gay Barnes - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the Comal Gate taken from just below the Caretaker’s Cottage at the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of a family at the fountain in Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
Undated photo of the Texas State Cemetery grounds, likely taken in the late 1910s - Barnes Collection, Texas State Cemetery Archive
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Modern Media

The grave of Stephen F. Austin at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
An American flag draped over the Rose Gate entrance to the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The gallery building at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The cenotaph (memorial marker) for Jose Antonio Navarro, a Republic of Texas figure at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
An American flag draped casket being unloaded from a hearse at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The fountain on Republic Hill at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
A frosty morning at Confederate Field in the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The sidewalk leading from the Bob Bullock Administration Building and Gallery to the grounds of the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The Navasota Street entrance to the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
Sunset reflected in the pond at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The grave of Joanna Troutman at the Texas State Cemetery; sculptor Pompeo Coppini created the bronze statue in 1913 – Cemetery Photo Archive
The Armed Forces Flagpole in the center of the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The Texas September 11, 2001 Monument, featuring two steel columns salvaged from Ground Zero, at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
The pond that runs through the center of the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
Sunrise over Patriot’s Hill 2 at the Texas State Cemetery – Cemetery Photo Archive
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