Leif Ericsson [sic] statue, Milwaukee, Wis., between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown.

Leif Ericsson [sic] statue, Milwaukee, Wis., between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown.

2-973-024 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Leif Ericsson [sic] statue, Milwaukee, Wis., between 1880 and 1899. Bronze sculpture by Anne Whitney, unveiled in 1887. Norse explorer thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Leif Ericson: Icelandic, Norwegian, Norse: Explorer
People Related
  1. Detroit Publishing Company: American: Photographic publishing firm
  2. Anne Whitney: American: Artist, sculptor

Medium
  1. 8 x 10 in.
  2. Photograph dry plate negative: glass

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee

  1. 43 02 00 N , 087 54 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Other

History & Politics Other

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5195x4061
File Size : 20,603kb


Aliases

  1. 2016799279
  1. 1010034503
  1. 2-973-024
  1. 2016799279
  1. 2973024


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