The front of the limestone base is inscribed with the name of the figure depicted in the sculpture, "Solomon Juneau."The back of the base is inscribed, "The gift of Charles T. Bradley, and William H. Metcalf to the City of Milwaukee."Underneath the relief, an inscription reads, "Solomon Juneau, First Mayor of Milwaukee, MDCCCXXXXVI."[2] Solomon Juneau was a French Canadian born in a small village near Montreal, Lower Canada on August 9, 1793.Shoe manufacturers Charles T. Bradley and William H. Metcalf, friends of the Juneau family, donated the monument as a gift in remembrance of the first mayor of Milwaukee.