"Crypt of Nations" Dedication, 1939

"Crypt of Nations" Dedication, 1939
A new base for the "Peace" statue was unveiled in the American Legion Peace Garden in July, 1939. Also on this day, the "Crypt of Nations" - where soil taken from the nations represented in the Cultural Gardens is intermingled in the name of peace and brotherhood - was dedicated at the statue's base. The funnel where dignitaries deposited their soil can be seen in the foreground.

Image courtesy of Cleveland State Library Special Collections
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