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Detail of seated soldier.
ED 9206
Description Detail of seated soldier.
Date 1927
Collection Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Catalogue Number ED 9206
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Scottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh West Princes Street Gardens, on the west side of the Mound, were formed by the draining of the Nor' Loch in the 1760s. They were designed and landscaped by James Skene in 1816 as private gardens for the residents of Princes Street. The Scottish American War Memorial by R Tait Mackenzie in 1927 stands on the main garden walk below Princes Street. Entitled 'The Call', it shows a soldier in a kilt seated in front of a frieze depicting Scottish volunteer soldiers from all walks of life. 'The Call' was erected by American citizens of Scottish ancestry or sympathies in memory of the Scottish soldiers who died fighting in the First World War. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference Box 55
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