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Correspondence related to the Aero Memorial Fund, including submissions from artists responding to a design competition, evaluation of four potential sites for the memorial, and notification to artist Paul Manship that his design was unanimously selected. Also includes meeting minutes. Notable correspondents include George Woodward, architect C.L. Borie Jr., and Paul Manship.

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Correspondence related to proposed location changes for the memorial, arrangements to view Paul Manship's model, logistics of transporting the work from New York to Philadelphia, and a request to Houghton Mifflin for permission to use lines from John Drinkwater's "For Thee They Died" on the memorial.

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Photographs of Aero Memorial, including dedication ceremony, preliminary model, preliminary sketch of proposed setting in Logan Circle, and sketch by Paul Philippe Cret of Heracles by Bourdelle with tentative siting in Rittenhouse Square.

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...