Title

Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D.C., ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D.C. [The Columbus Fountain, (also known as the Columbus Memorial), designed by Lorado Taft. Marble sculpture unveiled in 1912, commemorating explorer Christopher Columbus who opened the way for the colonisation of the Americas by Europeans. View showing sculpture of a kneeling Native American and lion, with Columbus standing. Sign reads: 'Columbus Memorial - Climbing Upon or Damage to Punishable by Fine or Imprisonment'].

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A79_471

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

154,5Mb (4,0Mb) / 21,6in x 27,8in / 6465 x 8354 (300dpi)

Keywords

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