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Statue of Benjamin Franklin at Printing House Square, ca. 1975. Ernst Plassman's monument to Franklin, himself a prolific publisher, marks the epicenter of New York's bygone newspaper industry.
Civic Sculpture in Manhattan
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Edmund Vincent Gillon shot thousands of photographs documenting New York’s architecture and public art from the 1970s to the 1990s. Among Gillon’s rolls, his keen eye for civic sculpture stands out. Admire this set of memorable monuments, part of the Museum of the City of New York’s collection:
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Benjamin Franklin Statue
\[Spruce Street Intersection: Nassau St./Jamaica Line (BMT)/Third Avenue Elevated] Survey photograph taken during construction of the BMT Nassau Street Line. View shows the intersection at Nassau Street and Spruce Street. Camera was positioned to look north. This section of the street was known as 'Printing House Square'. The back of a statue of Benjamin Franklin holding a copy of his Pennsylvania Gazette can be seen on the left. In addition, Third Avenue Elevated Line is shown as an overpass in the background.
Benjamin Franklin Statue
Anti-Hitler demonstration, City Hall, New York.
Benjamin Franklin Statue
\["Benjamin Franklin" statue in Printing House Square.]
Benjamin Franklin Statue
\["Benjamin Franklin" statue in Printing House Square.]
Benjamin Franklin Statue
\["Benjamin Franklin" statue in Printing House Square.]
Benjamin Franklin Statue
\["Benjamin Franklin" statue in Printing House Square.]
Benjamin Franklin Statue
Manhattan: statue of Benjamin Franklin on Park Row, undated.
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