Statues
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Henry W. Lawton statue dedication photographs
Collection — Folder SP106
Identifier: SP106
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 black-and-white photographs related to the dedication of the Henry W. Lawton statue in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 30, 1907. Two of the images are from the dedication of the statue in front of the old Marion County Courthouse, one showing James Whitcomb Riley reading poetry to the crowd below. There is also a photograph of the prominent attendees, including President Theodore Roosevelt, gathered at Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks' house. This image is a copy of...
Dates:
1907/05/30
Historic documents and sites lantern slides
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides mostly created by W. H. Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1897 to circa 1916 regarding early Indiana history, including historic sites at Vincennes, New Harmony, and the state capitols, as well as the Indiana centennial. Many of the slides depict historical documents relating to early European settlement of the Northwest Territory and portraits of prominent Hoosier individuals. It is possible these slides were used for...
Dates:
circa 1897-circa 1916
Theodore Roosevelt, General Henry Lawton statue dedication hand-colored photograph
Collection — Folder OBC197
Identifier: OBC197
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a hand-colored photograph of Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of the General Henry W. Lawton statue on May 30, 1907 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dates:
1907/05/30
Theodore Roosevelt in Indiana photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP151
Identifier: SP151
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken during the Henry W. Lawton statue dedication in Indianapolis, Indiana. The photographs show the dedication ceremony in front of the courthouse and President Roosevelt addressing the crowd, as well as the parade and procession to or from Vice President Fairbanks' house. The images also include snapshots from the gathering at the house earlier in the day. There are also 3 clippings from newspapers showing scenes from Roosevelt's 1907,...
Dates:
1907/05/30; 1957-1971
Young Abe Lincoln statue photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP156
Identifier: SP156
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs from the Indiana Department of Conservation and others in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1963, depicting the installation of the Young Abe Lincoln statue, created by sculptor David Kresz Rubins, on the Indiana state government campus and the subsequent unveiling ceremony. There is also a photocopy of an undated newspaper clipping with a photograph of the statue and a caption.
Dates:
1963, undated
