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Title: The Columbus in the Rotunda of the Capitol
Date Created and/or Issued: 1910
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: This circa 1910 postcard shows a California State Capitol building's sculpture, entitled "Columbus’ Last Appeal to Queen Isabella." It was created in Florence, Italy, by American sculptor Larkin Goldsmith Meade. It took six years to complete and has sat beneath the Capitol rotunda since 1883.
Type: image
Identifier: BBSAC236
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1101
Subject: Capitol Building, Interior of
Capitol Building
Sculptures
Art
Buildings, Government

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