Memorial to 25th Anniversary of Junior Legion Baseball, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes

Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993.

Summary

Sculpture is 8 ft. tall monolith granite piece with an 18 inch sculpted baseball on top. Commemorating the birth of the American Legion Junior Baseball in Millbank in 1926. The surface is carved on all four sides, with an inscription on the west face, the American Legion emblem and baseball players in action on all four sides at the bottom.

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Date

1950. Dedicated July 1950

Control number

IAS SD000008

sculptor

Hunter, Don

designer

Lacher, Joe H.

fabricator

Hunter Granite

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Sculpture: Royal Purple granite; Base: concrete

Owner/Location

Administered by American Legion Baseball Birch-Miller Post No. 9 Milbank South Dakota 57252

Located 1000 4th Avenue East, near ballpark entrance Milbank South Dakota 57252

Topic

Recreation--Sport & Play--Baseball

Object--Toy--Ball

Figure group--Male

Record ID

siris_ari_311819

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