President Harding, Statue unveiling, 1922

ID: 1525 ~ Source: Library of Congress ~ Creator: Harris & Ewing ~ Date: 1922 June 14
This file appears in: Orpheus with the Awkward Foot
President Harding, Statue unveiling, 1922
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President Harding giving a speech at the unveiling of the statue of Orpheus at Fort McHenry.

This file appears in: Orpheus with the Awkward Foot

By Auni Gelles
One of the most striking monuments related to the Battle of Baltimore is the nearly forty-foot tall statue of the Greek god Orpheus greeting visitors to Fort McHenry since 1922. Dedicated to Francis Scott Key as well as the Old Defenders, the…