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    		• Unknown (Barre, Vermont),
     
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    		• Belvidere Marble & Granite Works,
     
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    		• Jones Brothers Company,
     
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    		• Strong & Gilbertson,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Belvidere
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Soldiers & Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown (Barre, Vermont), fabricator.
    Belvidere Marble & Granite Works, contractor.
    Jones Brothers Company, contractor.
    Strong & Gilbertson, contractor.
    Title: 
    Soldiers & Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Installed Oct. 1910.
    Medium: 
    Granite on a concrete base.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 60 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Base front:) ERECTED IN MEMORY/OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF BOONE COUNTY/BY MARK AND JOHN RAMSEY unsigned
    Description: 
    Standing figure of a Civil War soldier set up on a decorative base supported by four tall smooth granite columns. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. The mustached figure holds a sword on his proper left side with his proper right hand. His proper left hand holds a large flag which draps down over his shoulder between his arm and his body. His proper right foot is forward and bent at the knee.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object -- Other -- Flag
    Figure male -- Full length
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Belvidere
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Boone County Sheriff Department, 615 North Main Street, Belvidere, Illinois 61008
    Located Big Thunder Park, Menomonie Street & Main Street, Belvidere, Illinois 61008
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain a copy of the Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, IL), Oct. 15, 1910 discussing the dedication ceremony. Big Thunder Park was previously known as Court House Square. Funding for the statue was a gift from Mark and John Ramsey. Cost $7,800.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0140, 1989.
    Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, IL), Oct. 15, 1910.
    Monumental News, May 1910; July 1910.
    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 IL000430
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