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George Peabody (1795–1869)
Photographer: William Pfingsten
Taken: September 9, 2007
Caption: George Peabody (1795–1869)
Additional Description: 1890 bronze by William Wetmore Story (1819–1895) is approx. 7 feet high on a 6½ foot high base. Bronze plaque on back reads, “This statue presented to the City of Baltimore April 7, 1890 by Robert Garrett (1847–1896) President of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1884-1887.” The sculpture is a copy of one commissioned for London in 1869. It is located at Mt. Vernon Place, East Garden.
Submitted: September 10, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p6791
File Size: 1.473 Megabytes

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