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Title: Unveiling of the 'Pioneer Fountain Group' statue
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator: Keystone
Date Created and/or Issued: Circa 1926
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: The unveiling and dedication of the Pioneer Fountain Group statue, sculpted by Henry Lion in 1925. Also known as the Daniel O. McCarthy Pioneer Fountain, or the Miner's Statue, this work, located in Carthay Circle, honors the memory of the California Pioneers of '49'. The plaque reads, "This fountain is a memorial to the gallant pioneers of '49 of whom Daniel O. McCarthy, patriot, miner, leader, was an outstanding example. He was born Raleigh, N.C., August 24, 1830. Died Los Angeles, August 13, 1919. Through his newspaper "The American Flag" San Francisco, he helped preserve California to the Union. This long useful life is a heritage of which the Golden State is justly proud. Dedicated by Ramona Parlor 109 NSGW. Signature on miner: Henry Lion 1924,25.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00058308
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 225
CARL0000060402
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/21975
Subject: Pioneer Fountain Group (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Dedications--California--Carthay (Los Angeles)
Bronze sculpture, American--California--Los Angeles
Statues--California--Los Angeles
Fountains--California--Carthay (Los Angeles)
Carthay (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Lion, Henry
Time Period: 1921-1930

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