Belmont, August, fl. 1899 To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: support for proposition to replicate the Dewey Arch at Madison Square and contempt for "newspaper advertising."
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.269 Author/Creator: Belmont, August, fl. 1899 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1899/10/02 Pagination: 1 p. 27.1 cm x 20.7 cm Order a Copy
Discusses Dewey Arch and Dewey reception; plans for replicating the Arch in Madison Square; details of the
progress of the Dewey Arch sculpture; lists military heroes (John Paul Jones, Farragut, etc.) who might merit being
represented in sculptural form.
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