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A vintage snowball-throwing polar bear statue -- described by the Library of Congress as 'a towering bear sculpture' -- perched on the roof of the historic McDaniel Furs building on South Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, a landmark since the statue's 1947-48 relocation there from a former ice cream/frozen-custard stand.
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McDaniel Furs Polar Bear
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Approximate location · 37.190° N, 93.272° W
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Free to view from the public street outside the McDaniel Furs building.
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McDaniel Building, S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, MO.
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