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The Illinois Centennial Monument
Relief by Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Design by Henry Bacon
1918
Commissisoned by the B.F.Ferguson Monument Fund..
to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Illinois Statehood
The eagle, is in reference to the state flag. Reliefs surrounding the base depict figures of Native Americans, explorers, farmers and laborers intended to show the great changes experienced during the state's first century.
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The bald eagle is in reference to the State of Illinois flag
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| Relief- Native Americans |
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| Relief - Explorers |
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| Illinois Centennial Monument |
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| Illinois Centennial Monument |
A Photographer's woes..
I could manage detail photograhs of reliefs on the right side of the monument, but not on the left side, as a family was sitting there. I could not ask them to move and so.. a missed opportunity!
Of particular interest to me was the representation of Native Indians. He is said to be the Indian chief Hiawatha.
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