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Old 02-13-2018, 10:08 PM
Hankphenom Hankphenom is offline
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Originally Posted by ChrisGalbreath View Post
Great statue Bob -

Here is Walter and U. Dunbar as The Big Train approves his likeness.
Hey, Chris: I have an Associated News Service poster with that image dated Oct. 27, 1924.

Bob: The article that accompanied the picture of the bunch of them said that a total of 50 were produced. I've always assumed they were sold to defray the cost of Dunbar's work when the big statue never got authorized.

Clint: I think the red "W" was painted on after the fact, I've only seen the one like that.

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