Liberty enlightening the world--Inauguration of the Bartholdi Statue, Harbor of New York--Military and naval salute, the President's arrival at Liberty Island – Antique Print
(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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Liberty enlightening the world--Inauguration of the Bartholdi Statue, Harbor of New York--Military and naval salute, the President's arrival at Liberty Island comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Liberty enlightening the world--Inauguration of the Bartholdi Statue, Harbor of New York--Military and naval salute, the President's arrival at Liberty Island
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This print records the moment of the October 28, 1886 dedication of the Statue of Liberty, when President Grover Cleveland arrived at Bedloe's Island for the ceremony and was greeted with a military and naval salute. Side-wheel steamers crowd the harbor around the scene, a reminder of how much of the city's ceremonial life then ran by water. The statue, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, was a gift from France to the United States, and its unveiling drew large crowds to the harbor. The print was issued by the New York photographer H. O'Neil and copyrighted around 1887.
| Created / published | 1886 Oct. 28, c1887. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | S6077 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H. O'Neil, 31 Union Square, New York. |
| Subjects | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. Dedications--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890. Side wheelers--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,302 × 3,000 px · prints to 11 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128730 |
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