https://mallhistory.org/files/original/4e86e58a88ec28fcb577e0f20c4f9ba5.jpg 295065a031791f4e88150243e592ec7a Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Pink Milford Granite, 20 feet high with a 150 foot diameter base. Location The location of the interview. 38°53′12″N, 77°3′1″W Type The nature or genre of the resource Memorials Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Ericsson National Memorial Description An account of the resource <p>John Ericsson (1803-1889), a Swedish-born engineer, made inventions and improvements critical to the Union's naval success in the United States Civil War. In particular, his design of the USS<em> Monitor</em>, the first Union ironclad ship, represented an important advance in naval armor and became a critical factor in the Civil War. Approved by Congress in 1916 and supported by funding from Americans of Scandinavian descent, the memorial was dedicated in the spring of 1926 by President Calvin Coolidge and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. The sculpture includes a likeness of Ericsson and symbolic representations of adventure, labor, and vision.</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Earle Fraser Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001699658/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/29/1926 (dedicated) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 design & monuments military history