From mug shots of criminals who went to the electric chair at Sing Sing to elaborately framed portraits of early Wall Street traders, the faces of Woodlawn can be found in places both obvious and obscure. A quick review of the holdings of any research library leads to countless possibilities: necrologies, Who’s Who, high school and college yearbooks, general biographies, business directories, membership publications and vanity collections are among the many books used in the Woodlawn faces research. Used book sales, online booksellers and even today’s edition of Publisher’s Weekly have provided leads enabling us to see many of the faces of Woodlawn eye to eye.
About the presenterLynn Radke
Lynn is a volunteer at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Flagging veteran graves is one of the projects she supports,