Two Sesame Street 'Big Bird' 'Elmo' entertainers posing backdrop green trees Sherman Monument, Grand Army Plaza, New York

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The monument to William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was dedcated in 1903. An allegorical figure of Victory lead Sherman. The pine frond represents Sherman's Civil War March through Georgia. The monument, showing the effects of weathering, is gilded with two layers of gold leaf. Grand Army Plaza lie at the south-east corner of Central Park and is divided in two by West 59th Street or Central park South. Sherman's Monument lies in the northern half of the plaza. These two characters were making money by providing themselves for photographs with tourists.

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Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: Grand Army Plaza, West 59th Street at 5th Avenue, Central Park South, New York City, USA
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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