Creation Date

Dedication date: 1910

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Black and white photograph of a bronze plaque at the Thomas Brackett Reed monument on the Western Promenade in Portland, displaying biographical and career information about Reed. This photograph shows a rectangular bronze plaque mounted on a granite surface at the Thomas Brackett Reed monument, dedicated in 1910. The plaque provides a concise summary of Reed's life, career, education, and service. The background consists of the light-colored texture of the monument base. Transcription of the plaque reads: "THOMAS BRACKETT 'CZAR' REED / STATESMAN AND MAN OF CONSCIENCE / 1839 - 1902 / PORTLAND NATIVE / BOWDOIN COLLEGE - CLASS OF 1860 / CIVIL WAR VETERAN / MAINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1868 - 1869 / ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MAINE 1870 - 1872 / UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1877 - 1899 / SPEAKER OF UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / 1889 - 1891 and 1895 - 1899". 1994. Jill Linzee, photograph. (See NA4800.)

Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey that ran from 1990-1995 documenting America’s outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about America’s endangered sculptural heritage. The Maine Arts Commission was one of 106 organizations to participate in this survey.

Topic

Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16174

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Existence and Location of Originals

Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.

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