Souvenir card showing the Washington Monument with fountain designed by Rudolf Siemering in 1897 at Fairmount Park, Pa. Depicts the equestrian bronze statue of George Washington attired in a tri-corn hat and uniform atop a pedestal from which water flows. The pedestal is decorated with allegorical figures representing America and also the Delaware, Hudson, Potomac, and Mississippi Rivers. Around the base comprised of multiple steps and near life-size figures of American animals, including a buffalo and a bear. A row of trees is visible in the background. The monument was moved in 1928 following the completion of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Series number in right corner on recto: 18769., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date
[ca. 1900]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.24]
