| Title |
Christopher Columbus Memorial, Union Station Plaza, Washington, D. C., circa 1907-1914
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| Description |
Christopher Columbus Memorial, Union Station Plaza, Washington, D. C., circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "The Columbus Memorial on the Union Station Plaza, Washington, designed by Lorado Taft, and erected at a cost of $100,000, consists of a marble fountain, with a statue of Columbus, and figures symbolizing the Spirit of Discovery, the Old World (Caucasian) and New World (Indian). A Globe typefies the new knowledge Columbus gave of the shape of the world, and there are American Eagles and Medallions of Ferdinand and Isabella."
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1907/1914 |
| Location |
District of Columbia; United States; North America; Washington |
| Subject(s) |
Monuments & memorials; Postcards; Columbus, Christopher |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Historic Postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/14989
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#NoC-US
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| Digital Collection(s) |
- Cultural Preservation
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- National Trust Library Postcards
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