Erie Station Indian, (sculpture).

Erie Station Indian, (sculpture).

Dibble Corporation, founder.

Erie Station Indian, (sculpture).

1860s. Dedicated 1872. Relocated 1880s. Destroyed 1951.

Originally, a full-length figure of a young male Indian. An animal, possibly a dog, stands near the figure's proper left leg.

Figure male -- Full length

Ethnic -- Indian

Outdoor Sculpture

Formerly located Erie Station Railroad, Elmira, New York

Formerly located Eldridge Park, Elmira, New York

Formerly in the collection of Eldridge, Dr., Elmira, New York

Gift of Fisk, James, New York

The sculpture was one of six manufactured by the Dibble Corporation of Chicago, and was given to Dr. Eldridge as a gift by James Fisk of the Erie Railroad. The sculpture was originally installed at Eldridge Park. After Dr. Eldridge's death in 1876 and before 1890, the sculpture was given by Eldridge's heirs to the railroad and was installed at the Erie Railroad Station. The sculpture was damaged several times by vandals and repaired. In 1951, it was vandalized and determined to be beyond repair. It was melted down at Chemung Foundry.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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