The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo: Les Kopel, Oxnard, California.
COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA
N 48° 21.477 / W 114° 12.639
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260061.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260061.
In front of Montana Veterans Home, 400 Veteran Drive.
The inscription on the plaque (also done by Viquesney) reads:
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR COMRADES WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
FROM FLATHEAD COUNTY
AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE WORLD WAR
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PRESENTED BY FLATHEAD POST NO. 7 AMERICAN LEGION
NOV. 11, 1928
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR COMRADES WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
FROM FLATHEAD COUNTY
AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE WORLD WAR
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PRESENTED BY FLATHEAD POST NO. 7 AMERICAN LEGION
NOV. 11, 1928
The Doughboy originally at Kalispell.
This Doughboy originally stood in Kalispell, Montana, in the Main Street median in front of the Courthouse. It was moved to Columbia Falls and rededicated there in 1972. The Flathead American Legion Post mentioned on the inscription was in Kalispell.
The plaque was illustrated in one of Viquesney’s promotional brochures.
The small cannons at the base and a flagpole were added when it was moved.
The rifle sling is missing and the rifle barrel is bent downward. There is a lot of discoloration, and the sculpture would benefit from cleaning and other restoration work.
The Montana Veterans Home is on the National Register of Historic Places, and thus this Doughboy, which stands on the grounds of the Home, can also be considered to be on the Register by default.
The plaque was illustrated in one of Viquesney’s promotional brochures.
The small cannons at the base and a flagpole were added when it was moved.
The rifle sling is missing and the rifle barrel is bent downward. There is a lot of discoloration, and the sculpture would benefit from cleaning and other restoration work.
The Montana Veterans Home is on the National Register of Historic Places, and thus this Doughboy, which stands on the grounds of the Home, can also be considered to be on the Register by default.
Links:
dphhs.mt.gov
dphhs.mt.gov
