Statue of Liberty from Below
9/22/1937
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Original caption in French: On a refait la beaute de Miss Liberte de New York.
La haute stature familiere de la Liberte dont les draperies, la flambeau, le casque aux rayons diriges vers les quatre coins du monde, et le table protecteur apparaissent etrangemen deformes ainsi photographies d'en bas. La statue entiere est faire e lames de cuivre rivees ensemble e fixees sur une structure d'acier.
In English: The familiar tall stature of Liberty whose draperies, the torch, the helmet with rays directed towards the four corners of the world, and the protective tablet appear strangely deformed as photographed from below. The entire statue is made of copper strips riveted together and fixed on a steel structure.
La haute stature familiere de la Liberte dont les draperies, la flambeau, le casque aux rayons diriges vers les quatre coins du monde, et le table protecteur apparaissent etrangemen deformes ainsi photographies d'en bas. La statue entiere est faire e lames de cuivre rivees ensemble e fixees sur une structure d'acier.
In English: The familiar tall stature of Liberty whose draperies, the torch, the helmet with rays directed towards the four corners of the world, and the protective tablet appear strangely deformed as photographed from below. The entire statue is made of copper strips riveted together and fixed on a steel structure.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 2831065
Full Citation: 306-NT-375H-2; Statue of Liberty from Below; 9/22/1937; Photographic File of the Paris Bureau of the New York Times, ca. 1900 – ca. 1950; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/statue-of-liberty-from-below, May 14, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.