Monument to Firefighters - Elmira, NY
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N 42° 06.416 W 076° 49.571
18T E 349010 N 4663262
This memorial has grave stones of individual firemen in front.
Waymark Code: WMR6YJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2016
Views: 2
"Full-length figure of a fireman. He wears a uniform including firehat and overcoat. He holds a young child in his proper left arm. The child's proper right arm is on the fireman's proper left shoulder. The fireman holds out a lantern in his proper right hand; the child points to it with its proper left hand. The bronze sculpture stands on a multi-stepped granite pedestal base."
TITLE: Monument to Firefighters
ARTIST(S): Segesman, John G.
DATE: 10/14/1903
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze or sheet copper; Base: Barre granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000903
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Woodlawn National Cemetery 1825 Davis Street Elmira New York 14901
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The front text "Elmira Exempt Fire Association 1903"
back text "Volunteer firemen We labored to save our work is done Protection H & L No. 1 Elmira Hose No. 1. Neptune Hose No. 2. Independent Hose No. 3. Ours Hose No. 4 Goodall Hose No. 5. Eldridge Hose No. 6."
There are fire crosses on each of the sides on the base.
There are individual graves of firemen in front.
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