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Circa 1910 photograph
Sphinx
Highlights from the Historical Collections
“…It is an Egyptian symbol of might
and intelligence combined;
but, in its human features,
modern or American,
not brooding on death,
but looking forward to the larger life.
The sculptor was Martin Milmore; the
projector and donor was Jacob Bigelow.”
— 1885 Moses King Guidebook pp 95-96, 1885
1885 Moses King Guidebook
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