The image depicts the Statue of Liberty's torch and arm mounted on a pedestal base with a rendering of the entire statue as it would appear on Liberty Island. In front of the pedestal base are two horse-drawn carriages (the horses are blanketed and nearby trees are leafless), ca. winter 1877.
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. (#1995-0040R/GCS/Y/01.S05 box01).
Source of Acquisition:
Purchase. Cedric L. Robinson. 1995.
Administrative History:
To raise funds for the statue's construction, the arm and torch portion were exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition, then afterward set up in New York's Madison Square.
