Title	Oliver P. Morton Statue
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	P0236_PAA_BOX23_010
Description	The Oliver P. Morton monument stands outside of the Indiana State Capitol building where W. Market Street meets Capitol Avenue. A statue of Morton, known as Indiana's Civil War Governor, stands flanked by two Union soldiers. The monument was commissioned by the Indiana General Assembly in 1906 and installed in 1907.
Subject	Monuments and Memorials Statues Governors--Indiana Indiana. Governor (1861-1867 : Morton) Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877 Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.) Civil War, 1861-1865
Creator	Walter N. Carpenter
Date	1926-10
Time Period	1920s (1920-1929)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	Louise Carpenter Stanfield Photographs
Source Collection Number	P0236
Digital Collection Name	Walter N. Carpenter Family Photographs
Digital Collection Number	dc114
Format of Original	Photographic print, b&w
Size of Original	4.5 x 5.5 in.
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Notes	The Carpenter family lived at 926 West Drive, Woodruff Place in Indianapolis. Walter was an amateur photographer who documented his family at home and on vacations as well as many events and buildings in Indianapolis.
Type	Image
Copyright Notice	Digtal Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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