The Spirit of the American Doughboy - Crowell, TX
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N 33° 59.035 W 099° 43.487
14S E 433053 N 3760608
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land.
Waymark Code: WMP996
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2015
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From Smithsonian Art Website: He holds a grenade in his upraised proper right hand. His proper left arm, now broken off at the elbow, originally held a rifle. The figure is mounted atop a circular concrete base, set on a larger circular platform with cannon.
TITLE: The Spirit of the American Doughboy
ARTIST(S): E. M. Viquesney
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 11, 1932
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 47260107
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Corner of Main (Hwy 6) and Commerce (US 70)
Crowell, TX 79227
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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