Bronze Statue of Laddie Boy

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Summary

A man stands besides the bronze statue of Laddie Boy designed by Bashka Paeff. Laddie Boy was President Warren Harding's Airedale. The inscription reads "Laddie Boy, cast from the pennies of newsboys throughout the nation in memory of Warren Gamaliel Harding, their friend". It was a gift of the Roosevelt Newsboys' Association.

Subject

Harding, Warren G (Warren Gamaliel) 1865-1923

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 18, Folder: 7

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1923

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Bronze
  • Laddie Boy
  • Animals
  • Dogs
  • Paeff, Bashka
  • Gifts
  • Statues
  • Roosevelt Newsboys' Association
  • Newsboys
  • Pennies

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

SIA2009-0445 and 811

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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