Daniel Chester French’s Stockbridge workshop years and Lincoln statue
Daniel Chester French, famed sculptor of The Minute Man, sought a summer workshop near his New York studio at the Marshall Warner farm in Glendale in 1896. By 1910 he prepared to sculpt Lincoln for the Nebraska Statehouse, building a meadow-side studio at Chesterwood and crafting a bowed head standing Lincoln.
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Daniel Chester French
Stockbridge
the Minute Man
Concord
New York City
Marshall Warner
Glendale
Monument Mountain
Lincoln
Statehouse
Neb
Chesterwood
Congress
Henry Bacon
Daniel French
French
Coafts
Smithsonian
Brady and Gardner
Statesman
Union
Washington
New York
Berkshires
America
Margaret French Cresson
Penn
Mary
Margaret
Dan
Lincoln Memorial Statue Story Unfolds From Berkshire to DC
The piece traces the maker of the Lincoln statue Daniel French and architect Henry Bacon from early Berkshire County work to the 1915 start of the memorial, its 1922 dedication with 200000 attendees, and final moments in 1929 as French reflects with family beside the monumental statue in Washington.
Firing Is Fun Concept Draws Historic Fire
Nixon cites Atlas article on firing practices and corporate politics as a warning about layoffs. Ivor Catt’s ideas linked to Parkin, Peter Principle, and management tricks are discussed as a cautionary view of workplace cultures. Barbara Tuchman and Field Museum remarks frame the piece with broader reflection on humanitarian drives and modern environment concerns.
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New York
Catt
United States
Nixon
Field Museum of Natural History
Ciicago
Snowmobiles aid on Greylock rescue prompt and grateful
A Berkshire area letter recalls a near disaster on Greylock where a car slid on ice and seven lives were saved by a passing group of snowmobilers. The writer demands better warnings and praises the rescuers, noting December storms saw drivers aiding stranded motorists.
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Greylock
Citterers
Washington Insight on Russia in Near East and Vietnam
Washington argues Moscow overstretched in the Near East while the U S should avoid new military moves in Vietnam. The piece says the United States can keep Israel armed to pressure the Soviets, encouraging Moscow to disengage as it faces overcommitment and a weaker alliance network amid Israeli Arab conflict and Chinese challenges.
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Washington
Mie Near East
Moscow
United States
Vietnam
Israel
Near East
Soviet Union
Russia
Iran
Britain
France
Col
Nasser
Alexei Kosygin
London
Paris
Col. Nasser
Pars
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Berkshire
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Conrad
Torrington
Ivor Calt
Atlas
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Africa
Barbara Tuchman
Macmillan
Kenneth G. Liliential
Quirico Drive
Pittsfield
Worthington
Richard A. Boucher
Madalyn
the Eagle
Madalyn O'Hair
Tampa Tribune
Mildred Wheeler
Richmond
Washington Insight
By Joseph Kraft
Syria
Cal
Nassero
Suez
Cairo
Valentine
Hallmark Editions
Alindale. És
Ferkshire Bank and Trust Company
Your Modern Family Bank
F.D.I.C
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