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Title: Statues of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents in art Presidents Large-scale sculpture Bronze sculpture, American Slaves
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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nscription on theface of the monument, tells the amazingstory eloquently. FREEDOMS MEMORIAL in grateful memory of ABRAHAM LINCOLN This monument was erected By the Western Sanitary Commission of Saint Louis, Mo., With funds contributed by Emancipated Citizens of the United States Declared free by his proclamation This imposing monument was un-veiled upon the eleventh anni-versary of Lincolns assassina-tion, April 14, 1870. The prin-cipal speaker at the dedicationwas Frederick Douglass, the son of a slave.The cords releasing the flag that veiled thebronze figure were pulled by President Grantbefore a gathering of distinguished guests,including representatives from many coloredfraternal orders, members of the Cabinetand of both Houses of Congress, and of thediplomatic corps. Music was furnished bycolored bands. Freedoms Memorial is a beautiful ex-pression of the outpoured love and gratitudeof an entire race, to the man who brought itfreedom. \f\ I l- Hold Ceremonies atKosciuszko Monument
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PAY TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN .Members of the United Polish Societies gathered at the Lincoln Emancipa-tion statue in Park square yesterday to honor the great President. A wreathwas placed at the base of the heroic group. — • i J. ml • - ■ n i -i r Is*

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