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July 27, 2015
The Eugene Field Memorial was moved to its existing location in the 1940s.
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The Eugene Field Memorial was moved to its existing location in the 1940s. The attractive plaza that surrounds the sculpture was part of the project, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1950
The bronze fairylike figure who hovers above the two sleeping children symbolizes the Rock-a-by Lady
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The bronze fairylike figure who hovers above the two sleeping children symbolizes the Rock-a-by Lady from one of Eugene Field's poems, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1980.
The Eugene Field Memorial includes a bronze sculptural group on a highly-detailed carved granite.
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The Eugene Field Memorial includes a bronze sculptural group on a highly-detailed carved granite base, 2010.
The Eugene Field Memorial was moved to its existing location in the 1940s.
Media Caption
The Eugene Field Memorial was moved to its existing location in the 1940s. The attractive plaza that surrounds the sculpture was part of the project, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1950
The bronze fairylike figure who hovers above the two sleeping children symbolizes the Rock-a-by Lady
Media Caption
The bronze fairylike figure who hovers above the two sleeping children symbolizes the Rock-a-by Lady from one of Eugene Field's poems, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1980.
The Eugene Field Memorial includes a bronze sculptural group on a highly-detailed carved granite.
Media Caption
The Eugene Field Memorial includes a bronze sculptural group on a highly-detailed carved granite base, 2010.

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