3 illus.: 1. Official presentation of the Statue of Liberty enlightening the world Paris, July 4th, 1884 - 2. M. Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi [head and shoulders] - 3. Sectional view of statue, showing iron core and braces – Historic Photograph Print
![3 illus.: 1. Official presentation of the Statue of Liberty enlightening the world Paris, July 4th, 1884 - 2. M. Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi [head and shoulders] - 3. Sectional view of statue, showing iron core and braces, 1885 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c9/c9c549897b1c-L.webp)
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of 3 illus.: 1. Official presentation of the Statue of Liberty enlightening the world Paris, July 4th, 1884 - 2. M. Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi [head and shoulders] - 3. Sectional view of statue, showing iron core and braces. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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3 illus.: 1. Official presentation of the Statue of Liberty enlightening the world Paris, July 4th, 1884 - 2. M. Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi [head and shoulders] - 3. Sectional view of statue, showing iron core and braces
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Three separate illustrations share this sheet from the June 13, 1885, issue of *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper*: the Paris presentation of the statue on July 4, 1884, a portrait of sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, and a sectional view of the iron core and bracing. The cutaway is the most instructive, since it shows the internal framework, engineered by Gustave Eiffel, that held the thin copper skin in shape. Paris displayed the figure before it was dismantled and shipped to New York, and these engravings gave American readers a close look at how it was built.
| Created / published | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 60 (1885 June 13), p. 1. Caption card tracings: Statue of Liberty; B.F. |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,167 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135994 |
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