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John Purroy Mitchel Memorial Flagstaffs

  • Sculptor: Raffaele Menconi, Francesco Menconi, Lorenzo Rosario, winged figures by Sc. Grandelli
  • Description: Two ornate bronze flagstaffs with two bronze plaques
  • Materials: Bronze
  • Cast: 1912
  • Dedicated: 1912
  • Foundry: Tiffany Studios
  • Inscription: 1) North Plaque: TO COMMEMORATE / JOHN PURROY MITCHEL / MAYOR / 1913 - 1917 2) South Plaque: IN HONOR OF / MAJOR JOHN PURROY MITCHEL / DIED IN SERVICE / 1918

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