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    The Sailors & Soldiers Arch at night, with light illuminating parts of it

    The Sailors & Soldiers Arch at night, during a 2019 lighting test

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    The Sailors & Soldiers Arch at night, during a 2019 lighting test
    Jordan Rathkopf / Prospect Park Alliance
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    An aerial showing the different parts of the plaza,including the arch and berm
    Prospect Park Alliance
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    a man holding a large american flag

    New Yorkers celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's victory on November 7, 2020

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    New Yorkers celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's victory on November 7, 2020
    Sai Mokhtari / Gothamist
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    A schematic showing how different light sources would cast light on the monument

    The lighting design proposal

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    The lighting design proposal
    Renfro Design Group
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    A black and white postcard from 1904 showing the arch

    A postcard from 1904

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    A postcard from 1904
    Prospect Park Alliance Archives, Bob Levine Collection
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    A black and white photograph shows the arch, without the sculpture on top, in 1894

    From the 34th Annual Report of the Brooklyn Park Commissioners, 1894

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    From the 34th Annual Report of the Brooklyn Park Commissioners, 1894
    Prospect Park Alliance
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    A transverse section showing the Soldiers and Sailors Arch

    A transection drawing fo the monument

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    A transection drawing fo the monument
    Prospect Park Alliance
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    A black and white photograph of Grand Army Plaza from 1905

    A 1905 photograph of Grand Army Plaza

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    A 1905 photograph of Grand Army Plaza
    Prospect Park Alliance Archives
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    A photograph of water coming out of the fountain

    The Bailey Fountain in 2014

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    The Bailey Fountain in 2014
    Martin Seck / Prospect Park Alliance
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    An aerial photograph of Grand Army Plaza

    An aerial photograph of Grand Army Plaza from 2014

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    An aerial photograph of Grand Army Plaza from 2014
    Martin Seck / Prospect Park Alliance
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    Grand Army Plaza, as seen from Prospect Park West

    Grand Army Plaza in 2014

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    Grand Army Plaza in 2014
    Martin Seck / Prospect Park Alliance
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