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Thrilling moment for Madison-born sculptor as Lincoln statue unveiled -- State Journal report from 150 years ago

Jan 30, 2021
Jan 30, 2021

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This State Journal article, written by editor David Atwood, ran on Jan. 31, 1871:

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Vinnie Ream — Ream
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Barack Obama speaks in front of the Abraham Lincoln statue sculpted by Madison native Vinnie Ream (Hoxie)

President Barack Obama, left, speaks in 2009 under Vinnie Ream's marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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