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In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army.

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In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army.

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In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army.
Additional title: The statue of General Lew Wallace, by Andrew O'Connor, of Paris. Beneath this fine chestnut tree, which is within view of his study window, General Wallace had a platform built, on which he sat when writing the last chapters of "Ben-Hur." The old home of General Lew Wallace at Crawfordsville, Indiana, to which he returned after finishing his term of office as Governor of New Mexico. The late General Wallace in his library. Reading to his grandchildren, Noble and Lew.
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Date Issued: 1910-01 (Questionable)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
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Content: Inscribed above image: "Harper Jan. 1910."
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 70767cc0-ecbe-0130-3092-58d385a7bbd0
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  • 1910: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910-01. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4f3b7b0-013c-0131-a9ba-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4f3b7b0-013c-0131-a9ba-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1910-01). In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4f3b7b0-013c-0131-a9ba-58d385a7b928

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In memory of the author of "Ben-Hur." There was recently unveiled in the hall of fame in the capitol at Washington a statue of the late general Lew Wallace, the famous author of "Ben-Hur." The statue is of Carrara marble, seven feet in height, the figure being represented as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States Army.