DOUGLASS FREDERICK Unveiling Douglass Monument Rochester NY

Sale 2239 - Lot 62

Price Realized: $ 360

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

SCARCE PINBACK DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. Unveiling Douglass Monument, Rochester, N.Y, June 9th, 1899. Pin-back button, 1-3/4 inches; some slight discoloration at the edges; some oxidation to the pin. Newark, New Jersey: Whitehead and Hong, (1899)

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The monument to Frederick Douglass was unveiled June 9, 1899 at Central Avenue and St. Paul Street in Rochester, NY. Rochester was home to the Douglass family for many years. The bronze statue was designed by Sidney W. Edwards, who used Charles R. Douglass, Frederick's son for his model. The original location was near the railroad station, but when smoke and congestion became heavy, the city authorities moved it to Highland Park Bowl in 1941.