Details
Creator Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title World War One, memorial in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Date ca 1935
Physical Description 1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph, color; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description Shows the memorial, sculpted by J. Otto Schweizer and erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1934 in memory of all African American military men who have served in wartime. The top of the monument is a sculpted eternal flame, the "Torch of Life," surrounded by four American eagles. Below the torch, a female allegorical figure of justice stands holding wreaths symbolic of honor and reward. She is flanked by five figures of African American military personnel from each branch of the armed service. A dedication is inscribed into the memorial's granite pedestal which is adorned with a wreath. Erected after much controversy on Lansdowne Avenue, the memorial was moved in 1994 to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway opposite the Franklin Institute.
Notes Numbered 8419 on verso.
Sheet number: 88L01.
Divided back. Text on verso.
Subject Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1930-1940.
Postcards -- 1930-1940.
Associated name Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]
Accession number Brightbill 88