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Title
Tyler
Davidson
fountain
during
art
exhibit
Subject
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902
Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890
National Register of Historic Places
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Exhibitions
Time Period
1930s
Place
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Hamilton County (Ohio)
Description
Reverse
reads
"
Art
exhibit
on
Fountain
Square
.
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
-
1938
"
Caption
reads
"
May
Art
Exhibition
Fountain
Square
(Cinci)
" The
Tyler
Davidson
fountain
is
situated
in the
center
of the
esplanade
of
Fountain
Square
, at
East
Fifth
and
Vine
Streets
,
now
called
Fountain
Square
, in the
heart
of the
downtown
business
district
of the
city
. The
Tyler
Davidson
Fountain
was
cast
in the
Royal
Foundry
of
Bavaria
, of
bronze
from
condemned
Danish
cannon
.
It
stands
forty-three
feet
high
, and the
bronze
work
alone
weighs
twenty-four
tons
. The
sculpturing
represents
the
Genius
of
Water
giving
her
benediction
to
other
figures
symbolical
of the
varied
uses
of
water
. The
fountain
,
which
cost
$200
,
000
, was
presented
to the
City
of
Cincinnati
in
1871
by
Henry
Probasco
, a
prominent
local
hardware
merchant
, in
memory
of his
deceased
business
partner
,
Tyler
Davidson
.
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
SA1039AV_B03F07_012_1.tif
Image Height
4986
Image Width
6156
File Size
92111268 Bytes
Display File Type
image/jp2
Format
picture
Date created
2010-03-17
Date modified
2010-04-28
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