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The Rosenberg Fountain at S Michigan and 11th in Grant Park, as it appeared in 1923.  It still stands. It was bequested by Joseph Rosenberg (1848-1891), who as a child newsie in Chicago could never convince anyone to give him a drink of water. Rosenberg vowed should he ever become wealthy, he would provide a place for the thirsty to drink. It was erected in 1893.

The Rosenberg Fountain at S Michigan and 11th in Grant Park, as it appeared in 1923. 

It still stands. It was bequested by Joseph Rosenberg (1848-1891), who as a child newsie in Chicago could never convince anyone to give him a drink of water. Rosenberg vowed should he ever become wealthy, he would provide a place for the thirsty to drink. It was erected in 1893.

MacMonnie’s Fountain illuminated at night, 1893, Columbian Exposition, Chicago.

MacMonnie’s Fountain illuminated at night, 1893, Columbian Exposition, Chicago.

Crane Girl, North Rose Garden, Grant Park, 1908, Chicago.  gif by Chris Brady

Crane Girl, North Rose Garden, Grant Park, 1908, Chicago. 

gif by Chris Brady

The fountains of the Great Lagoon at full blast, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

The fountains of the Great Lagoon at full blast, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

Buckingham Fountain, 1935, Chicago. I love that you can see the Palmolive Building (far right) in this shot.

Buckingham Fountain, 1935, Chicago.

I love that you can see the Palmolive Building (far right) in this shot.

Macmonnies Fountain in the Grand Lagoon at the Columbian Expostion, c.1893, Chicago.

Macmonnies Fountain in the Grand Lagoon at the Columbian Expostion, c.1893, Chicago.

Spirit of the Great Lakes, the fountain at the Art Institute, c. 1926, Chicago

Spirit of the Great Lakes, the fountain at the Art Institute, c. 1926, Chicago