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Also known as: Pedestal for "Benjamin Franklin: The Youth" Sculpture
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[Pedestal for [Pedestal for "Benjamin Franklin: The Youth" Sculpture]
[University of Pennsylvania]
elevation
(Paul Philippe Cret, architect, 1913)
Paul Philippe Cret Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
Local ID #: aaup.062.203
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C O N S T R U C T I O N   D R A W I N G S   —   (18 images, all shown)
[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Detail of Bronze Statue Base  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 5/23/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-003  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Detail of Bronze Statue Base
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 5/23/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-003
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Details of Bronze Letters for the Franklin Pedestal  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 3/12/1914)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-012  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Details of Bronze Letters for the Franklin Pedestal
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 3/12/1914)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-012
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-004  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-004
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Section & Plan  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-002.01  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Section & Plan
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-002.01
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Front Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-001.01  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Front Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-001.01
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  (Paul P. Cret, Architect)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099*501  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
(Paul P. Cret, Architect)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099*501
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Detail of Garland-Front Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 11/15/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-008  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Detail of Garland-Front Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 11/15/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-008
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Full Size Detail of Shield for Modeller  (Paul P. Cret, Architect)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-007  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Full Size Detail of Shield for Modeller
(Paul P. Cret, Architect)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-007
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Section & Plan  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-002.02  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Section & Plan
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-002.02
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Detail of Carved Ornament  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-005  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Detail of Carved Ornament
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-005
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Detail of Upper Part of Pedestal  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-006  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Detail of Upper Part of Pedestal
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-006
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Inscription on North Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 12/24/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-010  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Inscription on North Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 12/24/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-010
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  (Paul P. Cret, Architect)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099*500  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
(Paul P. Cret, Architect)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099*500
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Inscription on Front Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 3/26/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-013  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Inscription on Front Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 3/26/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-013
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Front Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-001.02  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Front Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-001.02
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Inscription on South Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 1/19/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-011  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Inscription on South Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 1/19/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-011
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Detail of Garland-Side Elevation  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 11/15/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-009  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Detail of Garland-Side Elevation
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 11/15/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-009
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[Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]  Detail of Lower Part of Pedestal  (Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)   Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  Local ID #: CRE099-004.01  [Benjamin Franklin Statue Pedestal, University of Pennsylvania]
Detail of Lower Part of Pedestal
(Paul P. Cret, Architect, 10/10/1913)
Cret Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Local ID #: CRE099-004.01
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A S - B U I L T   P H O T O G R A P H S   —   (2 images, all shown)
[Pedestal for [Pedestal for "Benjamin Franklin: The Youth" Sculpture]
[University of Pennsylvania]
Paul Philippe Cret Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
Local ID #: aaup.062.204
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[AIA/T-Square Yearbook, p. 55 (1915) "> ["Ben Franklin, The Youth"]
Local ID #: 1915/055
AIA/T-Square Yearbook, p. 55 (1915)
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