Lion in the Library, Memorial Hall
Contributed by Colby College Special Collections
Item 12782
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The wounded lion lies in a wall niche in the library, housed in Memorial Hall on the Old Campus. Beneath the sculpture is a plaque memorializing Colby alumni killed in the Civil War. The statue is a replica of the Lion of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Other Information
- Title: Lion in the Library, Memorial Hall
- Creator: Colby College
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Local Name: library lion
- Town: Waterville
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: photographic print
- Dimensions (cm): 13 x 18
- Local Code: Colbiana
- Collection: Colbiana
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Colby College Special Collections
5150 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-3284
http://www.colby.edu/library/collections/special1/index.html
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LC Subject Headings
Colby College--Buildings--Interiors
Students--Maine
Colby College--People
Libraries--Maine--Waterville--Interiors
War memorials -- Maine
Sculpture, American -- 19th century
Lion of Lucerne
Other Keywords
Academic libraries
Lucerne
Memorial Hall,
interior
lion
sculpture, copies
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