Steam Cover, US Foundry & Manufacturing Corporation

Davidson College, Davidson, NC

This is the first manhole cover rubbing I did.

Original cover

This is the cover that caught my eye and caused me to start paying attention to manhole covers. I quickly recognized their creative design is art, realized the names of the artists who designed them are lost to history, and they deserve to be recognized and preserved as art.

Walkway in front of the Student Union at Davidson College