Benjamin F. Ferguson
Dedication of the Ferguson Fountain of the Great Lakes : Chicago, September 9, 1913 : Benjamin F. Ferguson, donor, Lorado Taft, sculptor.
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Title | Benjamin F. Ferguson |
Description | From text: "Benjamin Franklin Ferguson, an old and respected business man of Chicago, died April 10, 1905. By his will, after providing certain small bequests to relatives, he committed to the Northern Trust Company … all his estate, real, personal, and mixed, in trust, for certain uses and purposes ... The Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago are Trustees of the income of the Ferguson sculpture fund. The only completed monument thus far erected is the Ferguson Fountain of the Great Lakes, south of the Art Institute. " |
Date | 1913 |
Type | Photograph |
File Name | dedicationofferg00lawr_raw_0013.jp2 |
Source Page | http://www.archive.org/stream/dedicationofferg00lawr#page/n11/mode/2up |
Link to the Full-Text | http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:dedicationofferg00lawr |
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Coverage-Spatial | Chicago (Ill.) |
Coverage-Temporal | 1910-1919 |
Publisher | |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |
Rights Description | Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu. |
Book Title | Dedication of the Ferguson Fountain of the Great Lakes : Chicago, September 9, 1913 : Benjamin F. Ferguson, donor, Lorado Taft, sculptor. |
Collection Title | Picture Chicago |
Collection | Picture Chicago |
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Benjamin F. Ferguson |