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The life and work of the Berlin sculptor Rudolf Siemering by U.M.U. Scholz ; translation by Ursula Melita Heisman
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/Ph F 158.64.W3 S3613 1900z
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scholz, U. M. U.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Siemering, Rudolph, 1835-1905.
- Siemering, Rudolph.
- Washington Monument (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Washington Monument (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 27 leaves ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l. : s.n., 19--]
- Contents:
- The George Washington Monument in Philadelphia
- The Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania and the Washington Monument
- Rudolph Siemering and the history of the origin of the Washington Monument
- The limited competition for the Washington Monument
- The beginning of negotiations between Siemering and George W. Harris
- The first middleman between Siemering and the trustees : Franz Oesterreich : September 1881-September 1882
- The contract between Siemering and the Cincinnati
- The spokesman for Siemering and the Cincinnati
- Middleman for the Cincinnati : Alonzo Sylvester
- The statue ornaments and the pedestal : the erection of the Washington Monument
- The problem of the site for the Washington Monument
- The broken parts of the granite base
- The unveiling of the Washington Monument
- The transfer of the Washington Monument, 1926
- Stylistic reflection.
- Notes:
- Caption title.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 37969094
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