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[edit]English: State of Michigan | |||||
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English: National Park Service |
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Title |
English: State of Michigan |
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English: Plaque from copper with silver shield Name: Michigan Level: 210-ft. Dates: 1850-52/1885/1916 Original materials: copper, silver letters and shield Dimensions: 1' 9" x 3' Sculptor/Carver: not known Original inscription: Michigan An Emblem of Her Trust in the Union [abbr.] Documented material history: • 1850: “The Copper block for the Washington Monument, says the Lake Superior Journal, came down from the Cliff Mine by the propeller Independence on her last trip. It is a splendid mass of native copper, presenting a surface of 3 1⁄2 by 2 1⁄2 feet, about 10 inches in thickness, and weighing 2,180 lbs. It will go down on the London, where it will be prepared for its place in the noblest of Earth’s Monuments.” [BDE, August 13, 1850.] • 1852: “Detroit, April 24.—The block of native copper which was ordered by the Legislature of Michigan as the contribution of this State to the National Monument, was shipped this morning to Buffalo.” [Georgetown Advocate, March 29, 1852.] |
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English: Washington Monument, District of Columbia , District of Columbia |
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Date | Taken on 6 December 2004 | ||||
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English: NPGallery |
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NPS Unit Code InfoField | WAMO |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Windows |
File change date and time | 11:47, 6 December 2004 |
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Image width | 2,944 px |
Image height | 2,000 px |
Date and time of digitizing | 06:47, 6 December 2004 |
Date metadata was last modified | 06:47, 6 December 2004 |