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World War Memorial Bridge, (sculpture). Artist:  Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  World War Memorial Bridge, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memorial Bridge, (sculpture). Memorial to the Sailors and Soldiers of New Hampshire Who Participated in the World War 1917-1919, (sculpture). Dates:  Bridge dedicated Aug. 17, 1923. Tablet installed Aug. 4, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 20 ft. Inscription:  (On bridge, below eagle:) MEMORIAL TO THE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS OF/NEW HAMPSHIRE/WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1919 (On plaque on side of bridge:) WORLD WAR/MEMORIAL BRIDGE/ERECTED 1920-1934 BY THE/UNITED STATES.MAINE.NEW HAMPSHIRE/BUILDING COMMISSION/SECRETARIES OF THE NAVY/JOSEPHUS DANIELS/EDWIN DENBY/GOVERNORS OF MAINE/CARL ELIAS MILIKEN/FREDERICK HALE PARKHURST/PERCIVAL PROCTOR BAXTER/GOVERNORS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/JOHN HENRY BARTLETT/AND AS COMMISSIONER UNDER/ALBERT OSCAR BROWN/FRED HERBERT BROWN/BOARD OF ENGINEERS/ERNEST HENRY BROWNELL/WALTER HENRY NORRIS/WILLIAM ALBERT GROVER/PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE/WILLIAM M. AYER JACOB H. GALLINGER/PHILIP J. DEERING HENRY W. KEYES unsigned Description:  Figure of a bronze eagle mounted over the entrance to a bridge. The eagle has outspread wings and looks to the proper left. In its talons it grasps an olive branch and a bundle of arrows. A bronze plaque below the eagle has a relief of an eagle and a ship. On the left side of the plaque is the United States seal and on the right side the State of New Hampshire seal. Both seals are surrounded by bas-relief foliage with an anchor on the left and a cannon on the right. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Architecture -- Boat Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Portsmouth Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority, State House Annex, P. O. Box 747, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03301 Located Memorial Bridge, Route 1, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Remarks:  IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Woodard Openo's "The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge", Portsmouth: Portsmouth Marine Society, 1988, pg. 27-28; and Hobart Pillsbury's "New Hampshire...A History", Vol. 3, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1927, pg. 886, 889-890. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Pillsbury, Hobart, "New Hampshire...A History", Vol. 3, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1927, pg. 886. 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 NH000443   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000443 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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