Photo provided by Janesville resident, Lou Lemke.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
N 42° 40.920 / W 089° 01.548
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260130.
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260130.
In Corn Exchange Park near Rock River in downtown Janesville.
The plaque on the front reads:
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF JANESVILLE BY
THE LIONS CLUB
IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR
1914 1919
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF JANESVILLE BY
THE LIONS CLUB
IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR
1914 1919
(followed by alphabetic list of about 1,200 names in three columns on plaques on each of the four sides of the pedestal.)
The statue was dedicated in 1926 and appears to be in outstanding condition. The barbed wire is present, even though it is not visible in the photograph above.
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Earl's Janesville Doughboy trivet.
Many towns and cities that have a Doughboy often feature it on fundraising items such as this trivet bearing the image of Janesville's statue and pedestal, issued Christmas, 1980.
Doughboy researcher Earl Goldsmith and Webmaster Les Kopel each own one.
Doughboy researcher Earl Goldsmith and Webmaster Les Kopel each own one.
