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Description: "The Thompson Fountain," which is a gift to the city of Portland from Hon. D.P. Thompson, will be completed in time to be dedicated on July 4, 1900. the contract price of the fountain is $20,000, the contract being held by H.G. Wright, of this city. It is being built in the East, of granite, and the work is well under way, the granite being all quarried. The elk surmounting the fountain is to be of the finest bronze. The diameter of the fountain at its base is 25 feet. The height from the base to the feet of the elk, is 8 feet, and to the top of the elk's antlers, 11 feet. Mr. Wright, who holds the contract, designed the fountain."
Title: D.P. Thompson's Gift to Portland
Credit: The Oregonian (January 1, 1900; p. 23)
Author: Shogrey
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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