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STATUE OF LIBERTY
National Monument
Bedloe's Island, New York
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Construction of the Statue (continued)


enlarged sectional model of left hand
This enlarged sectional model of left hand holding tablet shows the method of construction. From "Album des Travaux de Construction de la Statue Colossale de la Liberte destinee an Port de New-York," 1883.


workmen hammering sheets of copper into shape
Workmen hammering sheets of copper into shape over latticelike wooden patterns. From "Album des Travaux de Construction de la Statue Colossale de la Liberte destinee an Port de New-York," 1883.


details of broken shackle and chain
Details of broken shackle and chain.


illustration of the large scale of statue
An illustration of the large scale upon which the sculptor worked.

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