Eagle, Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company

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Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company, Eagle
Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company, Eagle
Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company
Eagle
late 1800s–1905
Eagle, late 1800s–1905
Where object was made: Kansas, United States
Material/technique: wood; zinc
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 70.7 x 177.5 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 27 13/16 x 69 7/8 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1961.0008
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "This Land," Mar-2014, Kate Meyer The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty and proud independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and freedom of America. But as latter-day citizens we shall fail our trust if we permit the eagle to disappear. -President John F. Kennedy to the Audubon Society, 1961 The bald eagle is the national symbol and eagles are sacred creatures for many Native American groups. They appear on American currency, on government and civic architectural decoration, as sports mascots, and as commercial advertisements. This eagle once perched above the entrance to the Hartman Brothers Broom Company of Clay Center, Kansas.

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