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[Sketch: The Spirit of Thanksgiving]

Description: Photocopy of a draft sketch of a dove in flight, surrounded by on oval ring of spirals and points radiating outward. This was a draft version for an etched window, titled "The Spirit of Thanksgiving" to be hung in the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square.
Date: 1974~
Creator: Hutton, John
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

"The Spirit"

Description: Analysis of the religious symbolism of the dove, with biblical references, and a description of the artwork that will be in the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square depicting a dove in flight.
Date: May 25, 1973
Creator: Hutton, John
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

Thanks-Giving Square

Description: Booklet describing the plan and progress on creating Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas, with maps of the location, architectural illustrations, explanations of the project's background, and a list of people and organizations involved in the project.
Date: 1964~/1970~
Location: None
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

Thanks-Giving Square in the Heart of Dallas

Description: Sample print of a poster for Thanks-Giving Square with an illustration of people sitting in a tree, that is planted in a heat-shaped patch of green. Other, small trees are growing behind it and there are rocky cliffs in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wiinblad, Bjørn
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

A Thanksgiving for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations from the People of the United States of America

Description: Brochure describing a mosaic gifted from the United States to the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the UN's fortieth anniversary. It provides background on the artist Norman Rockwell and his painting, "The Golden Rule," and about the creation of the mosaic artwork version to be installed at the UN. There is also information about the history of the UN and about Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, which provided funding for the project.
Date: 1985
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

Tower Tumbles

Description: Pamphlet describing the demolition of the "landmark" Pulley Bone restaurant building in downtown Dallas; the building is pictured on the front with three images showing the removal of the tower. There are six images of speakers and spectators at the ceremony, with captions, and two additional images on the back showing the end of the ceremony.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

Traditions of Thanksgiving

Description: Print of an illustration titled "Traditions of Thanksgiving," with a series of overlapping images above the text "The Thanksgivings of Man." In the image, the spiral-shaped chapel at Thanks-Giving Square and adjacent gardens are in the foreground; behind the chapel, a number of figures are depicted, including Abraham Lincoln (right), a Native American (left), George Washington (center), a pilgrim, and a bearded man next to the ten commandments (upper-center).
Date: unknown
Creator: Eubanks, Tony
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation
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