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Lincoln Park: Fountain Girl

July 24, 2015
Originally displayed in Jackson Park during the World's Columbian Exposition.
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Originally displayed in Jackson Park during the World's Columbian Exposition, the Fountain Girl was installed in this location in Lincoln Park in 1921, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1935.
This photograph shows the Fountain Gifl in its second location in Lincoln Park.
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This photograph shows the Fountain Gifl in its second location in Lincoln Park. The monument remains at this site today, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1940.
After the theft of the bronze sculpture in the late 1950s, its granite base remained in the park.
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After the theft of the bronze sculpture in the late 1950s, its granite base remained in the park, 2011.
After the bronze sculpture had been missing for over fifty years, it was recast.
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After the bronze sculpture had been missing for over fifty years, it was recast and reinstalled on its original base, 2012.
Water trickles down from a chalice that emulates the official badge of the  Loyal Temperance Union,
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Water trickles down from a chalice that emulates the official badge of the Loyal Temperance Union, 2012.
Originally displayed in Jackson Park during the World's Columbian Exposition.
Media Caption
Originally displayed in Jackson Park during the World's Columbian Exposition, the Fountain Girl was installed in this location in Lincoln Park in 1921, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1935.
This photograph shows the Fountain Gifl in its second location in Lincoln Park.
Media Caption
This photograph shows the Fountain Gifl in its second location in Lincoln Park. The monument remains at this site today, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1940.
After the theft of the bronze sculpture in the late 1950s, its granite base remained in the park.
Media Caption
After the theft of the bronze sculpture in the late 1950s, its granite base remained in the park, 2011.
After the bronze sculpture had been missing for over fifty years, it was recast.
Media Caption
After the bronze sculpture had been missing for over fifty years, it was recast and reinstalled on its original base, 2012.
Water trickles down from a chalice that emulates the official badge of the  Loyal Temperance Union,
Media Caption
Water trickles down from a chalice that emulates the official badge of the Loyal Temperance Union, 2012.

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