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Smith Court contains the entrances to the Museum of African American History, which includes the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School. The street is also home to the Smith Court Residences, five homes that exemplify those that black…
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This picture is of the entire statue. Its construction started in 1864 and it was dedicated in 1877 to the soldiers who fought in the civil war
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This is a picture of the top of the statue. The man in one hand is holding a wreath and a sword and in the other is holding a flag.
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The dedication was written by Charles Eliot, the then Harvard College president. The statue was dedicated in 1887.
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This picture is of children playing in the winter of 1930 around the statue. This picture is a salute to its presence in Boston between its construction and modern day.
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The statue is a 8-foot bronze statue of Peace. She is holding a wreath in her hand and is sitting. She is also facing south.
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This bas-relief is of the medical care on the battlefield. It's called the "Sanitation Committee," after the committee founded in 1861 that was formed to raise funds for the sick and wounded soldiers in the civil war.
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The stereograph picture is from the day of the dedication.
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The stereograph picture is from the day of the dedication.
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