[Crowd, including Boy Scouts, standing by George Washington Monument, with two men on a ladder propped against the front of the monument]

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  • Collection ID DN-0067627
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Crowd, including Boy Scouts, standing by George Washington Monument, with two men on a ladder propped against the front of the monument] [graphic].
  • Dates 1917 Feb. 22.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of a crowd, including Boy Scouts, standing around the George Washington Monument, on East 51st Street and South King Drive (formerly Grand) in the Fuller Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Two men are standing on a ladder at the front of the monument, perhaps installing a commemorative wreath in honor of Washington's birthday. The monument was completed in 1904, designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward C. Potter. This is a copy; the original is in Paris.
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  • Names
    • Washington, George, 1732-1799 Monuments Illinois Chicago.
    • Boy Scouts of America (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Washington's Birthday (1917 : Chicago, Ill.)
    • French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931.
    • Potter, Edward C.
  • Subjects
    • Monuments & memorials Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Crowds Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • 51st Street (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Fuller Park (Chicago, Ill) Buildings, structures, etc. 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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