Benjamin Franklin statue, Printing Industries of America, Alexandria, VA and Bicycle Bridge caption

Item

Identifier
C0270B434_004
Description
Statue of Benjamin Franklin accompanied by following text: "Above: Statesman, scientist, printer and writer Benjamin Franklin, cast in bronze by George Lundeen, at headquarters of the Printing Industries of America in Alexandria, Virginia.; Previous page: In the 1940s and 1950s, children who lived in this leafy and historic section of Lafayette, Indiana -- among them, Brian Lamb-- dubbed this bridge which links two neighborhoods, 'the bicycle bridge.' Crossing it held the promise of undiscovered lands for adventurous children and gave the author a lifelong metaphor for the learning experience."
Date
2001?
Extent
6.5x9.75
Subject
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Indiana
Booknotes (Television program)
Type
Photograph
Format
Color
Language
Eng
Physical location
Box 434
Publisher
George Mason University Libraries
Rights
Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Item sets
C-SPAN Photographs