Raising of the Sower

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Raising of the Sower

Title: Raising of the Sower

Record Group Number: RG1234.MI

Collection: Nebraska State Capitol

Contributing Institution: History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/

Creator: Barstow, Marjorie (attributed to)

Date: 1930

Description: Amateur 16mm home movie footage shows the raising of the "Sower" statue to the top of the Nebraska State Capitol building, which is under construction. Footage shows rigging the statue on the ground and the raising of the statue to the inside of the tower dome. The 35-foot-high, 8 1/2- ton statue was lifted 350 feet into the unfinished dome of the building. It took three days to rig the statue, and only about 15 minutes to raise it.

Subject (Topics) : State capitols -- Nebraska

Subject (Topics) : Public art

Subject (Topics) : Public buildings -- Nebraska

Source (Places): Lincoln (Neb.)

Source (Places): Lancaster County (Neb.)

Source (Events): Construction of the Nebraska State Capitol

Source (Temporal): 1930s

Format-Extent: 00:02:38

Format-Medium: Motion picture film

Format-Medium: Black and white

Format-Medium: Silent

Dimensions: 16mm

Type: Moving Image

Rights: This item is protected by U.S. copyright and/or related rights. It is being made available by History Nebraska as its copyright holder for non-commercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses, including commercial, require permission from History Nebraska. For information contact: [email protected] (CC BY-NC 4.0 International)

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