| Statue of Benjamin Franklin | |
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 October 2013 | |
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| Subject | Benjamin Franklin |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 41°54′49.7″N87°37′51.9″W / 41.913806°N 87.631083°W | |
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