New York - the unvailing [i.e., unveiling] of the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty, October 28th - President Cleveland passing through the fleet of assembled vessels in the launch Vixne, on his way to Bedlow's Island [4 sailors standing in foregrd.; Statue of Liberty in backgrd.] – Historic Print
![New York - the unvailing [i.e., unveiling] of the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty, October 28th - President Cleveland passing through the fleet of assembled vessels in the launch Vixne, on his way to Bedlow's Island [4 sailors standing in foregrd.; Statue of Liberty in backgrd.], 1886 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f8/f8c27d0ee8f5-L.webp)
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A window into the past: New York - the unvailing [i.e., unveiling] of the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty, October 28th - President Cleveland passing through the fleet of assembled vessels in the launch Vixne, on his way to Bedlow's Island [4 sailors standing in foregrd.; Statue of Liberty in backgrd.], 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 - the unvailing [i.e., unveiling] of the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty, October 28th - President Cleveland passing through the fleet of assembled vessels in the launch Vixne, on his way to Bedlow's Island [4 sailors standing in foregrd.; Statue of Liberty in backgrd.]
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Four sailors stand in the foreground of this wood engraving, while a launch carrying President Grover Cleveland moves through a fleet of assembled vessels toward Bedloe's Island, with the Statue of Liberty rising in the background. The scene captures the dedication of October 28, 1886, when Cleveland accepted the monument on behalf of the nation. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue, and France gave it to the United States as a gift of friendship. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper published the engraving in its November 6, 1886 issue.
| Created / published | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 63, no. 1624 (1886 Nov. 6), p. 181. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,097 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157435 |
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