The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo provided by Rock Springs
Parks Superintendent Don Nykodym.
Parks Superintendent Don Nykodym.
ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING
N 41° 35.370 / W 109° 13.315
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260134.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260134.
In Bunning Park, bounded by Elk Street (State Route 430), Elias Avenue, Evans Street, and Noble Drive.
The Smithsonian IAS record refers to the sculpture as the Sweetwater County War Memorial, rather than by the title, "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
The Smithsonian IAS record refers to the sculpture as the Sweetwater County War Memorial, rather than by the title, "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
The inscription on the plaque reads:
DEDICATED BY ARCHIE HAY POST NO 24,
THE AMERICAN LEGION, MAY 30, 1923, TO
OUR COMRADES FROM SWEETWATER COUN-
TY WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR
1917 - 1918
DEDICATED BY ARCHIE HAY POST NO 24,
THE AMERICAN LEGION, MAY 30, 1923, TO
OUR COMRADES FROM SWEETWATER COUN-
TY WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR
1917 - 1918
(followed by a list of 33 names, with ranks, military unit numbers, and dates of death. Nine were killed in the last month of the war, one in the last five days and another in the last four days.)
 The Doughboy before restoration by Debra Uhls. |
 Replacement face casts by Debra Uhls. |
The badly deteriorated Doughboy (above, left) was refurbished by Debra Uhls of Abaris Metal Works in 1996. At that time, the upper portion of the pedestal was added as a deterrent to attempts of vandalism. While the bayonet is missing, the Doughboy appears to be in good condition.
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