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Firemen's Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Neidhart, Charles, sculptor. Title:  Firemen's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Dedicated June 9, 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: polished grey granite; Base: polished grey granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 25 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (Lower front of base:) VOLUNTEER FIREMEN (Right side of base:) HOSE CO. NO. 1. (Rear of base:) ROUGH AND READY H&L CO./HOSE CO. NO. 3. (Left side of base:) DEMPSTER HOSE CO. NO. 6. unsigned Description:  Standing full-length figure of a fireman wearing a uniform that includes a helmet, boots and a knee-length coat. The fireman is holding the nozzle end of a hose with his proper left hand slightly above waist-level. The fireman is standing on a tall shaft which sits on a three-tiered granite base. A ladder, an axe, a long hook, and a lantern are etched on the front of the base. Subject:  Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Object -- Tool -- Hose Object -- Tool -- Axe Object -- Tool -- Ladder Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Beatrice Sculpture Owner:  Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice Cemetery Association, R. R. 1, Box 165, Beatrice, Nebraska 68310 Remarks:  The cost of the monument was $1,500, with $350 received from city firemen. IAS files contain transcript of related newsclippings from the Beatrice Daily Sun (NE), dating from Sept. 13, 1906 to June 6, 1907. Transcriptions chronicle the monument from its inception to its dedication. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. 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 NE000088   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000088 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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