Memorial to the Boys of the Immaculate Conception
From Salem Links and Lore
Memorial to the boys of Immaculate Conception who served in their country in the World War.
- Erected in 1920 in memory of service men of World War I.
- This memorial is a tall rectangular granite monument with a bronze relief plaque depicting an allegorical female figure in classical dress. She stands holding a shield in one hand and a wreath and palm fronds in other.
- Located at Hawthorne Boulevard.
- Sculptor was Raymond Averill Porter (1883-1949)
See Also
[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1249FFY367487.1085&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!18273~!1&ri=1&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22Porter,+Raymond+Averill%22&index=.AW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=1&limitbox_1=Lo01+=+ias Memorial to the Boys of the Immaculate Conception Who Served Their Country in the World War] Smithsonian Art Museum information
