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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2484: Ghosts in Omaha

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 10, 2023 · Episode: 2484 Ghosts in Omaha: A six-block-long sculpture. Today, ghosts in Omaha.

Tags Blair Buswell bronzes Canada geese Edward Fraughton fountain Kent Ullberg Lewis and Clark Mormon Omaha Nebraska pioneer sculptors sculpture Spirit of Nebraska's Wilderness and Pioneer Courage urban art Winter Quarters

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Fountain Memorializes 9/11 Victims

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 11, 2014 · We learn about a fountain that memorializes victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2612: A Prelude to War

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 20, 2023 · Episode: 2612 America’s ceremony of innocence, about to drowned in WW-I. Today, an American ceremony of innocence.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus

Posted on December 14, 2022 · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2383: E. Ball Hughes & Perspective

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 28, 2022 · Episode: 2383 In which the ghost of E. Ball Hughes speaks from an old book on perspective. Today, a sculptor’s ghost speaks.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1478: Statue of Liberty, 1885

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 11, 2022 · Episode: 1478 A sneak preview of the Statue of Liberty. Today, a sneak preview of the Statue of Liberty.

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