Colossal hand and torch Liberty"" – Antique 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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This historic photograph of Colossal hand and torch Liberty"" brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Colossal hand and torch Liberty""
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Visitors to the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 could see the copper hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty, a fragment of the monument France was building as a gift to the United States. This stereograph, issued by the Centennial Photographic Company, was one of many cards that let viewers see the object in depth through a stereoscope. The hand was displayed to publicize the project and raise money for the pedestal in New York, which was still unfunded. Through the stereoscope, the outstretched torch takes on a sense of mass that flat exhibition photographs could not easily convey.
| Created / published | Philada. : Centennial Photographic Co., c1876. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1870-1880.Stereographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | G13878 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2025. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| Subjects | Centennial Exhibition--(1876 :--Philadelphia, Pa.) Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1870-1880. Centennial celebrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,000 × 619 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219227 |
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