Title

Dedication of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Statue with Bliss Perry of Harvard Speaking, 1909. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

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Dedication of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Statue with Bliss Perry of Harvard Speaking; Mabie, 2nd From Right, May 1909. [Literary critic, writer, editor, and teacher Bliss Perry giving a speech at the unveiling of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial in Washington D.C. The bronze statue was designed by William Couper and Thomas Ball. On the dais, decorated with flags and greenery, is a plaque with lines from 'The Ship of State', one of Longfellow's poems: 'Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate!'].

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Keywords

people male library job man men arts flag flags country patriotism guy occupation Washington Washington DC District of Columbia location collection century banner patriotic profession literature concept speech B&W greenery washington d.c. d.c. standard writer Library of Congress United States of America author poetry black & white black and white unveiling B W editor 1900s 20th century American America USA literary critic TGN photograph united states Harris Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Longfellow Henry Longfellow Congressional Library Henry Wadsworth George W. Heritage Art Martha Henry W Longfellow still image WH Longfellow Glass negatives. gmgpc Harris & Ewing collection Harris & Ewing Ewing Harris & Harris & Ewing Inc Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio Harris & Ewing Inc. Martha Ewing Ewing Martha Ewing Newcombe Newcombe Martha Kuntze Kuntze George W. Harris HW Longfello