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Firefighters Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Ruben, Alden, sculptor. Leominster Brass Company, founder. Title:  Firefighters Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Leominster Firefighters Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 8, 1958. Relocated 1978. Rededicated Oct. 1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 19 in. x W. 24 in. Inscription:  (On front of plaque:) IN MEMORIAM/TO THE FIREFIGHTERS/OF LEOMINSTER unsigned Description:  A small rectangular inscription plaque adorned with a relief image of a tiny fireman's hat, ladder, hook, and axe surrounded by a wreath. The plaque is attached to a triangular concrete marker. Subject:  Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Leominster Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Leominster, Leominster Historical Commission, 25 West Street, Leominster, Massachusetts 01453 Located Town Common, West & Park Streets, Leominster, Massachusetts 01453 Remarks:  This bronze plaque was originally installed on a large granite monument in Central Square, but in 1978 when a new Firefighters Memorial (MA000568) was planned for the Town Common, this plaque was relocated to the Town Common. It was installed on a small concrete marker along the sidewalk near the new memorial. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MA000567   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000567 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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