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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: August 4, 2007
Caption: Admiral David Farragut (1801–1870)
Additional Description: 1881 bronze by Vinnie Ream (1847–1914) is approx 10 feet tall on a 16 foot base. “The sculpture, authorized by Congress on April 16, 1872, and four chopped mortars on the base were cast of bronze from the propeller of Admiral Farragut’s ship, the U.S.S. Hartford. ... The base is made of granite from Rockland, Maine. The base contains a box with documents relating to Farragut’s career, the history of the sculpture, a copy of the ‘Army and Navy Register,’ and a miniature bronze model of the propeller.” —from the Smithsonian Institution Research Information Service (SIRIS) database.
Submitted: December 10, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p11703
File Size: 0.968 Megabytes

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