your first sentence summed up how I felt with the mono edits for these images, sometimes colors distract us from the real details of a photo

and ohh yes so true, back then people were revered more when they passed and were laid to rest, indeed bigger doesnt mean more love but back then I think that was a big part of it showing full respect for the memories of loved ones who were lost

I never knew the origin of the word Cemetery, I think if more people knew that and perhaps also watched less horror movies they may enjoy visiting cemeteries as we do