BenComesToNiles: June 2007

Monday, June 18, 2007

3 Unique Philadelphia Franklin Photos: Gravesite Plaque

Photo taken by Ken Frank,
Niles (IL) librarian.
June, 2007 Philadelphia

B. Franklin
17 January 1706
17 April 1790

Another staff photo: Franklin's 1778 French Portrait-Duplessis

This photo was taken at the

Metropolitan Museum of Art,

New York in July

by Niles Library staff member

Daisy Topalova,

Reference Services Department.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), 1778Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, 1725–1802)The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.132

National Constitution Center

Benjamin Franklin among other bronze, life-size statues of Constitution signatories in

the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia

Photo taken by Ken Frank, librarian Niles Public Library (IL).

Pennies Upon Ben

Photo depicts practice of pitching pennies on grave until lucky "heads" results

- a "tails" said to mean you're next.

Taken by Niles (IL) librarian Ken Frank, June, 2007.

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This blog heralded the coming of the national traveling exhibition, made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, to the Niles Public Library District in Illinois for the period of October 15 through December 5, 2008.

The traveling exhibition is based on a major international exhibit developed by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Reflective of Franklin's belief in the value of association to improve the common good, the Niles Public Library (IL) acknowledges with gratitude the expressions and letters of support it received from the following institutions in seeking the exhibition: The Chicago Public Library and its Jefferson Park and Roden Branches, Des Plaines Public Library (North Suburban Library System), Lincolnwood Public Library (NSLS), Morton Grove Public Library (NSLS), Niles Historical Society, Park Ridge Public Library (NSLS), the Skokie Public Library (NSLS), and the Maine Township High School East and the Niles Township High Schools as well as the Village of Niles and the Niles Historical Society.