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Aime M. Awl
Aime Rebecca Motter Awl (née Aime Rebecca Motter; – ), also known more commonly as Aime M. Awl, was an American scientific illustrator who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History). Awl is internationally recognized for her scientific illustration, especially of fish species. Biography Aime Rebecca Motter was born in Frederick, Maryland on January 15, , to Effie Buhrman (née Market) and Judge John Columbus Motter. She graduated from the Girls' High School of Frederick. Awl married Major Francis Asbury Awl, Jr., on May 22, 1922 in West Virginia and they had no children. Awl attended classes at the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she was a student of Max Brödel. Awl worked as a scientific delineator for the Smithsonian Institution and her work appeared in a wide range of scientific publications and the Encyclopædia Britannica The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, Maryland)
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. The cemetery is located at 515 South Market Street and is operated by the Mount Olivet Cemetery Company, Inc. History On October 4, 1852, a group of Maryland citizens, including then-lawyer Charles Edward Trail, founded the Mount Olivet Cemetery Company. The company purchased 32 acres of land, which was designed by James Belden to incorporate walkways and driveways throughout the grounds. The cemetery was conceived primarily to provide several of the downtown Frederick churches more room for interments, after their cemeteries became full. Over time some of these smaller cemeteries were also relocated to Mount Olivet. One of the landmarks of Frederick, the Episcopal graveyard, a family burying ground of some of the most famous personages of Maryland, was sold for commercial purposes. All bodies were moved from the graveyard to Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Initial shares were sold for US$20, with the intention that after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |