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Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D.C., ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown.

Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D.C., ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown.

2-910-969 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D.C. [The Columbus Fountain, (also known as the Columbus Memorial), designed by Lorado Taft. Marble sculpture unveiled in 1912, commemorating explorer Christopher Columbus who opened the way for the colonisation of the Americas by Europeans. View showing sculpture of a kneeling Native American and lion, with Columbus standing. Sign reads: 'Columbus Memorial - Climbing Upon or Damage to Punishable by Fine or Imprisonment'].

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Christopher Columbus: Italian, Spanish: Navigator, explorer
  2. Lorado Taft: American: Artist, sculptor, writer and educator
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Still image
  2. Transparencies color. gmgpc
Category Hierarchy

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Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6465x8354
File Size : 158,229kb

Aliases

  1. 2017878870
  1. 1010011338
  1. 2-910-969
  1. 2017878870
  1. 2910969
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