U.S.S. Maine Memorial Tablet - Galesburg, MI - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The U.S.S. Maine Memorial Tablet can found at the at the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Battle Creek St. in front of a gas station at 6 E Michigan Ave, Galesburg, MI 49053.

The SIRIS description states: Relief of a "classic mourning figure, variously called Liberty, or Victory, extending her right arm toward the palm branch of victory while holding a shield with the arms of the United States in her left arm. In the background lied the sunken Maine."

The tablet is made of bronze and has a height of 13 inches. The bottom of the tablet reads: This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine.

The main text of the tablet reads:
In Memoriam

U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898

TITLE: U.S.S. Maine Memorial Tablet ARTIST(S): Charles Keck DATE: 1913 MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87790028 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: at the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Battle Creek St. in front of a gas station at 6 E Michigan Ave, Galesburg, MI 49053 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences noted in the description. It has become worn after over 100 years outside in Michigan.

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