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Photographer: R. C.
Caption: Plaque at base of statue explaining why Columbia doesn't get her nose fixed!
Additional Description: Columbia Triumphant
The figure's nose was broken at an unknown time in its long, harsh and much-traveled past. in keeping with recognized conservation practive, the nose is not repaired as the break is part of the statue's history.
Submitted: April 13, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p21270
File Size: 0.907 Megabytes

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