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- Tower of Jewels Souvenir Statuette from Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir replica of the exhibition's popular Tower of Jewels.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Tower of Jewels Souvenir Statuette from Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir replica of the exhibition's popular Tower of Jewels.
- Statuette, 1700-1725 -
- 1700-1725
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Statuette, 1700-1725
- "Market Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Market Diner" Statuette, 1993
- "Empire Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Empire Diner" Statuette, 1993
- "White Tower Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"White Tower Diner" Statuette, 1993
- "Central Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Central Diner" Statuette, 1993
- "Phil's Diner" Statuette, 1994 -
- 1994
- Collections - Artifact
"Phil's Diner" Statuette, 1994
- "Highland Park Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Highland Park Diner" Statuette, 1993
- Statuette, "Council of War" by John Rogers, 1868 - John Rogers created "Council of War" a few years after the end of the Civil War. This plaster-cast sculpture depicts the Union leaders discussing military actions. President Lincoln studies a map while General Grant points out his plans. Secretary of War Stanton listens from behind. The work became a popular memorial to Lincoln and his advisors for an American middle-class audience.
- 1868
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Statuette, "Council of War" by John Rogers, 1868
John Rogers created "Council of War" a few years after the end of the Civil War. This plaster-cast sculpture depicts the Union leaders discussing military actions. President Lincoln studies a map while General Grant points out his plans. Secretary of War Stanton listens from behind. The work became a popular memorial to Lincoln and his advisors for an American middle-class audience.
- Statuette, "Summit of the Years," 1917 - Henry Ford befriended naturalist John Burroughs in the early 1910s. The two shared a mutual love of birds and nature. In 1916, Ford dedicated a wildlife shrine to Burroughs at Fair Lane, Ford's home in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford placed this statue of his friend, "Summit of the Years" by C. S. Pietro, in the quiet grotto.
- 1917
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Statuette, "Summit of the Years," 1917
Henry Ford befriended naturalist John Burroughs in the early 1910s. The two shared a mutual love of birds and nature. In 1916, Ford dedicated a wildlife shrine to Burroughs at Fair Lane, Ford's home in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford placed this statue of his friend, "Summit of the Years" by C. S. Pietro, in the quiet grotto.