nkm a22 a 4500IMkj co 041027s1935 xxunnn kneng u3(CPomAG)pplpplgihcBrightbill, George M.,collector.World War One, memorial in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.[graphic].ca 1935.1 photomechanical print (postcard):photolithograph, color;9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)Numbered 8419 on verso.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.Sheet number: 88L01.Divided back. Text on verso.Monuments & memorialsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia.lctgmLogan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)Photomechanical printsColor1930-1940.gmgpcPostcards1930-1940.gmgpcSP4Afro-Americana.Schweizer, J. Otto,1863-1955,sculptor.Library Company of PhiladelphiaPrint Dept.Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]Brightbill 88