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The Virgin Princess of Franklin County's Power and Water, Declassified
The Virgin Princess of Franklin County's Power and Water, Declassified
2006
20 by 12 inches
Digital Painting
Based on a photo from the “Hanford Historical Photo Declassification Project”.
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The original photo is from the 1954 Frontier Days Parade.
One can imagine what happened with this float. Someone was probably telling the designer and Franklin County officials that it wouldn’t work, that the lightning bolt needed support.
“No,” said the Franklin County officials, “it must stand erect without support.”
For whatever reason.
Then the morning of the parade, as the car started and began to pull the float, the lightning bolt toppled and hit the Virgin Princess’ head.
Thus the ladder.
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