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Hiker of '98, (sculpture). Artist:  Lamb Seal and Stencil Company, founder. Title:  Hiker of '98, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memorial to Spanish American War Veterans, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 6, 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze; Base: white granite. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 32 x 22 x 1 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 41 in. x 29 in. Inscription:  LAMB, SEALE & STENCIL- Washington, D.C. (On relief, in raised lettering:) "YOU TRIUMPHED OVER OBSTACLES/WHICH WOULD HAVE OVERCOME ME/LESS BRAVE AND DETERMINED/PRESIDENT MCKINLEY/DEDICATED TO THE VETERANS/OF 1898 TO 1902 BY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA/NATIONAL AUXILIARY UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS/AT THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION/JUNE 6-8, 1937. (On cross at top of base, incised lettering:) PHILIPPINE ISLANDS CUBA PORTO RICO USA/UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS 1898-1902 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bronze relief plaque mounted upon a rough-hewn granite base depicts a standing figure of a uniformed Spanish-American War soldier with a battleship in the background. The soldier wears field dress and stands at ease, his proper left hand on his hip, a rifle cradled in his proper right arm. His pant legs are tucked into his boots and he wears a soft hat and an open-collared shirt with the sleeved rolled up. At the top of the relief plaque is the cross emblem of the United Veterans of Spanish Wars. At the top of the granite base is a larger version of the cross emblem. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Architecture -- Boat -- Warship Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Rome Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Rome, 601 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia 31061 Located City Auditorium, 601 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia 31061 Remarks:  This memorial commemorating the veterans of the Spanish-American War was given by the Department of Georgia National Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans during their fourteenth annual convention in June of 1937. IAS files contain: newspaper articles from the Rome News Tribune: June 4, 1937, pg. 1, 13 and June 8, 1937, pg. 1, 2, discussing the dedication. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000615   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000615 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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