Statue on Truck Trailer in front of California Mission | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Statue on Truck Trailer in front of California Mission

Statue on Truck Trailer in front of California Mission | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Color photo of the metal statue "St. Francis of the Guns" on a truck trailer parked on the street. The statue represents St. Francis of Assisi, was created by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano, and was cast from the melted down barrels of 1,900 guns. The statue has a mosaic of assassination victims President John F. Kennedy, Robbert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln, with a group of people singing below them on it's lower half. In the background are vehicles, a small group of people, and a California mission church. A placard on the trailer reads: "This journey to San Diego was made possible by International Harvester Co., California Trucking Ass'n, C.T.A. Truck School, Shima Transfer Co., many thanks Joseph L. Alioto, Mayor."
DESCRIPTION
Color photo of the metal statue "St. Francis of the Guns" on a truck trailer parked on the street. The statue represents St. Francis of Assisi, was created by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano, and was cast from the melted down barrels of 1,900 guns. The statue has a mosaic of assassination victims President John F. Kennedy, Robbert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln, with a group of people singing below them on it's lower half. In the background are vehicles, a small group of people, and a California mission church. A placard on the trailer reads: "This journey to San Diego was made possible by International Harvester Co., California Trucking Ass'n, C.T.A. Truck School, Shima Transfer Co., many thanks Joseph L. Alioto, Mayor."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:98707
Creation Date: 1970
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:
County:
State:California
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 6Z, box 164, folder 11575
Original Dimensions:35mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Photograph taken for "International Trail" magazine, volume 40, number 1, 1970. Not used in publication.
SUBJECTS
Trailers
Outdoor photography
Flags
Missions
Signs and signboards
Firearms
Automobiles
Buses
Streets
Church buildings
Sculpture
Cities and towns
Sidewalks

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