State Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, Monument Plaza, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

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19 data pages Supplemental Material

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TITLE:
State Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, Monument Plaza, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

CALL NUMBER:
HABS IND,49-IND,16-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 15 (5 x 7 in. and 8 x 10 in.)
Data Page(s): 18 plus cover page

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.

CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HABS IN-61

Building/structure dates: 1901 initial construction

Significance: The monument commemorates the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars with the ebullient national spirit of the late nineteenth century. Its architectural style is Classical, populated by sculptured figures which tell the story of war and peace. The monument is situated at the focal point of the original Alexander Ralston city plan for Indianapolis.

SUBJECTS:
INDIANA--Marion County--Indianapolis

COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.in0064

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. Historic American Buildings Survey PHOTOCOPY SOUTH ELEVATION c. 1894
2. Historic American Buildings Survey PHOTOCOPY: EXTERIOR, SOUTH ELEVATION, c. 1898
3. Historic American Buildings Survey PHOTOCOPY: EXTERIOR, SOUTH ELEVATION, c. 1898
4. Historic American Buildings Survey PHOTOCOPY: EXTERIOR, SOUTH ELEVATION, EARLY 1930's
5. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 GENERAL VIEW, SHOWING STATEHOUSE IN DISTANCE
6. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 GENERAL VIEW FROM SOUTH
7. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 GENERAL VIEW FROM NORTH
8. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 VIEW OF TOP FROM EAST
9. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 EAST BASE SHOWING FOUNTAIN
10. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 VIEW OF BASE FROM SOUTHEAST
11. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 DETAIL BASE OF TYPICAL LIGHT FIXTURE
12. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 DETAIL OF BUFFALO HEAD ORNAMENT ON LIGHT STANDARD BASE
13. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 BUTTRESSES IN BASE UNDERGROUND
14. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 BUTTRESSES IN BASE UNDERGROUND
15. Historic American Buildings Survey Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, August 1970 DETAIL OF INTERIOR OF BASE

CONTROL #:
IN0064

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