Postcard of Cenotaph Square and the Indianapolis Public Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1944
| Description: |
Postcard showing the Indianapolis Public Library as seen from the American Legion Plaza in the Indiana War Memorial Plaza. In the foreground is Cenotaph Square located in a sunken garden. It was built in 1931 to honor Indianas war dead. Four black columns surround a black granite cenotaph (an empty tomb), originally designed to honor Evansville resident Corporal James B. Gresham, the first American killed in action during World War I. Postmarked July 26, 1944. |
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| Origin: | 1940-1944 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/097E0F5A-BBF0-4CDD-9107-126155321722 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
51 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Evan Finch Collection Libraries Monuments & memorials Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
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