Franklin Elementary School Monument

1950-1959

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Franklin Elementary School Monument
  • Title
  • Franklin Elementary School Monument
  • Date
  • 1950-1959
  • Identifier
  • 20120002-hpicnpl-0052
  • Source Identifier
  • FES Monument
  • Description
  • The Franklin Township Honor Roll for WWII servicemen as it appeared during a 1950s Memorial Day program. Originally built in 1943, it was dedicated in 1944 on the front lawn of Franklin Elementary School on Rochester Road in Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County, PA. The bronze plaque has since been relocated to the school's main entrance. Photo shows a bronze plaque and eagle attached to a stone monument that stands in front of an elementary school. Small flags line the walkway approaching the monument. The monument was paid for with donations collected by the local woman's club and fire company.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Franklin Park (Pa:Borough)
    Schools
    World War, 1939-1945--Monuments.
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Franklin Park Borough
  • Source
  • Franklin Park Borough
  • Contributor
  • Northland Public Library
  • Collection
  • Northland Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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