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Statue of Liberty on display in Paris before being shipped to the United States...



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September 07, 1878

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 7, 1878 

* Statue of Liberty construction
* Frederic Auguste Bartholdi


The prime feature would be: "Bartholdi's Colossal Statue of Liberty" which shows the head on display in Paris. Included is a related article noting the final size would be 105 feet high plus an 82 feet pedestal. The bust itself was 29 1/2 feet high and 13+ feet in diameter.
The Statue of Liberty would not be formally dedicated on Bedloe's Island in New York harbor until 1886.
Sixteen pages, a few scattered, minor stains, good condition.

Category: Post-Civil War