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Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Parliament Square: presented by American Peace Centenary...

Catalogue reference: WORK 20/106

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This record is about the Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Parliament Square: presented by American Peace Centenary... dating from 1914-1921 in the series Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WORK 20/106
Date
1914-1921
Description

Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Parliament Square: presented by American Peace Centenary Committee; transfer of responsibility to Board of Works

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
AF 2078/1 part 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Administrative / biographical background

The statue, a replica of that by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Chicago, was erected in 1920.

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2661377/

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WORK 20

Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files

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