Thomas Barbour Bryan
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Thomas Barbour Bryan was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician.
Bryan in the 1860s
Mrs. Thomas B. Bryan, an 1856 George Peter Alexander Healy painting of Bryan's wife Jennie, which is now in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Bryan with son Charles and daughter Jennie, circa 1865
Postcard of Bryan's residence at the Byrd's Nest estate in Elmhurst, Illinois
Graceland Cemetery
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Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the interse
Thomas Barbour Bryan
…his mother's side, Bryan largely made a name for himself in Chicago, Illinois. He was involved in many ventures in the city, such as the creation of Graceland Cemetery, and was active in the city's politics, having twice been nominated for mayor (in 1861 and 1863). He was a strong unionist during the American Civil…
Graceland Cemetery
The mausoleum of Potter Palmer and Bertha Honoré Palmer
Getty Tomb for Carrie Eliza Getty, designed by Louis Sullivan, 1890