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Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
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Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
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Statue of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War spy, in City Hall Park, in front of the Woolworth Building, ca. 1980.
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Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
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Nathan Hale Statue, 1911. Designed by Frederick MacMonnies, the 13-foot-tall bronze statue of Nathan Hale was dedicated in City Hall Park in November of 1893. Hale, a 21 year old American soldier and spy for the Continental Army, infiltrated the British army in an attempt to gather information about the enemy’s Long Island military installations. Caught in September of 1776, Hale was hanged for treason. The figure was cast without life portraits for reference (as none existed) and unveiled by the Sons of the Revolution of New York State on November 25, 1893, which had long been celebrated as Evacuation Day, the date on which the final members of the British army finally left New York following the Revolutionary War.
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Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
Statue of Nathan Hale in City Hall Park, New York City, 1896.
Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
City Hall Park & Nathan Hale Snow Scene, Dec. 4, 1911.
Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
Statue of Nathan Hale, located in front of City Hall, New York City, 1912.
Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
Manhattan: statue of Nathan Hale in City Hall Park, undated.
Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
Manhattan: statue of Nathan Hale in City Hall Park, undated.
Nathan Hale Statue, City Hall Park
Manhattan: City Hall Park - N. Hale statue. City Hall Park: The Nathan Hale statue located in the westerly portion; the Broadway side and viewed northeastward towards Park Row. To the left is the City Hall, to the Nright, the Tribune Building and in the center background, the Pulitzer (World) Building. King's Handbook of New York of 1893, page 184 states that this statue by MscMonnies is to be erected here by the Sons of the Rovolution. MacMonnies exhibited this in the Paris Salon of 1891 and was awarded a second gold medal, this being the first time an American sculptor had attained this honor. Nnte the subway construction in the midground. Evidently the City Hall station and loop of the I.R.T. is in progress. 1900-01 Gift of Urbrock Collection
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