Sam Sloan, (sculpture).

Sam Sloan, (sculpture).

Bissell, George Edwin, 1839-1920, sculptor.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

Sam Sloan, (sculpture).

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Statue: bronze; Base: granite.

Statue: approx. 8 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 ft.

(On proper right side of self base:) George Bissell (On proper left side of self base: founders mark) (On plaque on front of base, raised:) SAM SLOAN/1817-1907/FOR THIRTY-TWO YEARS PRESIDENT/OF THE DELAWARE LACKAWANNA &/WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY/1867-1899/PRESENTED BY JOHN HENRY STARIN signed Founder's mark appears.

A portrait of Sam Sloan, dressed in a ruffled shirt and a long, buttoned knee-length coat. He stands with his proper left hand resting atop a low pillar topped with sheets of paper, while his proper right hand is placed at his proper right midriff. The figure is placed atop a base that is decorated at its upper front and sides with a garland-like design. The statue is placed within a raised garden area.

Portrait male -- Sloan, Sam -- Full length

Occupation -- Transportation -- Railroad

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Hoboken

Lackawanna Ferry Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey

Sam Sloan, 1817-1907, was the president of the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company from 1867-1899. Sculpture presented by John Henry Starin.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.

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