Christopher Columbus Memorial

Christopher Columbus Memorial

Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Stan Waldhauser, 1982.

Painting of the Christopher Columbus Memorial

Painting of the Christopher Columbus Memorial

Painting of the Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol by Clarence Rumsey Chaney, 1947.

Christopher Columbus Memorial

Christopher Columbus Memorial

Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, 1936. Photograph by A. F. Raymond.

Governor Floyd B. Olson speaking at Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony

Governor Floyd B. Olson speaking at Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony

Governor Floyd B. Olson speaking at the dedication of the Columbus Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol, October 12, 1931.

Crowd at Columbus Memorial unveiling

Crowd at the unveiling ceremony of the Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, October 12, 1931.

Speakers’ podium at Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony

Speakers’ podium at Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony

The speakers’ podium on the steps of the Minnesota Historical Society during the ceremony dedicating a Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol, October 12, 1931.

Christopher Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony

Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony

Christopher Columbus Memorial dedication ceremony on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, October 12, 1931.

Arrival of delegates for Columbus Memorial unveiling ceremony

Delegates arrive at St. Paul's Union Depot on October 12, 1931, to attend the unveiling of the Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Columbus Memorial

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Columbus Memorial

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, July 1931.

Columbus Memorial under construction at Brioschi Studio

Columbus Memorial under construction at Brioschi Studio

The plinth of the Columbus Memorial under construction at Charles Brioschi’s studio, 1930. Brioschi is second from right and architect Clarence H. Johnston is second from left.

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