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| Title | Custer Monument, Monroe, Michigan |
| Date of Original | between 1910 and 1930 |
| Description | A color postcard features this view of the Custer Monument in Monroe Michigan. The statue sits in a setting of green grass and leafy trees. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Statues and monuments
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Sculpture
Monuments
Soldiers
Parks
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| Personal Name | Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
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| Organization Name | United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
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| Location | Monroe (Mich.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | A0497 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Transcription | "Custer Monument, Monroe, Mich."--Printed on front of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | This monument to George Armstrong Custer in Monroe, Michigan is named "Sighting the Enemy" and was sculpted by Edward C. Potter. It represents Custer's service in the Civil War, not his time in the Indian Wars. It was dedicated on June 4, 1910. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (A0497) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA0497 |
