Contributed by Colby College Special Collections
Description
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.
About This Item
- Title: Lion in the Library, Memorial Hall, ca. 1935
- Creator: Colby College
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Location: library lion, Waterville, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 18 cm
- Local Code: Colbiana Collection
- Collection: Colbiana Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Sculpture, American -- 19th century
- War memorials -- Maine
- Libraries--Maine--Waterville--Interiors
- Students--Maine
- Colby College--People
- Colby College--Buildings--Interiors
- Lion of Lucerne
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Colby College Special Collections5150 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 859-5150
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