New York - arrival of the French transport steamer Isere with the Bartholdi statue on board, at the base of the pedestal, Bedloe's Island, Friday, June 19th - the salute of welcome by the fleet – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: New York - arrival of the French transport steamer Isere with the Bartholdi statue on board, at the base of the pedestal, Bedloe's Island, Friday, June 19th - the salute of welcome by the fleet, preserved in this antique engraving. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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New York - arrival of the French transport steamer Isere with the Bartholdi statue on board, at the base of the pedestal, Bedloe's Island, Friday, June 19th - the salute of welcome by the fleet
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This wood engraving from *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* shows the French steamer *Isère* arriving in New York harbor on June 19, 1885, with Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's statue aboard, packed in crates rather than assembled. The fleet is shown offering a salute of welcome as the ship approaches Bedloe's Island, where the statue's granite pedestal was nearing completion. The gift from France was meant to mark the friendship between the two nations and the centennial of American independence. The statue was not dedicated until October 1886, so this scene captures a moment when the project was still taking physical shape.
| Created / published | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Title and other information based on information transcribed from caption card. Copy negative possibly made from microfilm copy. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 60 (1885 June 27), p. 297. Caption card tracings: Sculpture--Bartholdi; New York--New York City--History; Ships--Other; New York--New York City--Statue of Liberty; Shelf.; Ships--Isere; New York--New York City--Bedloe's Island. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,044 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135996 |
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