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Color photograph of a boulder memorial with two bronze plaques on a grassy area beside a road, commemorating World War I and World War II service members in Appleton, Maine. This photograph depicts a memorial composed of a large natural boulder set on a grass lawn, facing a rural road and open landscape. Mounted on the face of the boulder are two bronze plaques with inscriptions honoring the "Appleton Boys" who lost their lives in World War I and World War II. The left plaque reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE / APPLETON BOYS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE / OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / WORLD WAR / 1917 - 1918 / ANDREW AMOS COLLINS / HAROLD ALMOND ROWELL / SERGT. THOMAS FREDERICK CUSHEE / JEDEDIAH RICHARD SIMMONS. The right plaque reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE / APPLETON BOYS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE / OF THEIR COUNTRY IN / WORLD WAR II / 1941-1945 / RAYMOND LERO PEASE /STEPHEN CONANT / IRVING ARTHUR PHILBROOK." A small American flag is visible on the right end of the monument. The scene is outdoors with trees and hills in the distance. Undated. Unidentified photographer. (See p16870-p16872)(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.

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Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16870

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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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