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Minneapolis
Minnesota

Hennepin Avenue / Emerson Avenue S
(Smith Triangle)

Thomas Lowry

Logan Co., Ill. 1843 - 1909 businessman, head of the Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
(Wikipedia)

Karl Bitter
1915

Description

Bronze statue in front of a stone wall, with inscriptions and a female and male figure.

Inscription(s)

IN MEMORY OF THOMAS LOWRY

by this commvnity
strong and endvring
it will do homage
to the men who
gvided its growth

the lesson of a pvb
lic-spirited life
is as a tree ever
bearing new frvit

Annotation

The monument is moved in 1968 during construction of Interstate 94.

Sculptor

Karl Bitter (Wien, Austria, 1867 - New York NY 1915), Austrian-born, American sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 44°57'34" - W 93°17'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usmn51; Photograph: 24 October 2010
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