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On This Day: Statue of Liberty Arrives In New York

Geno Geno June 17th
View of the head of the Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, on display on the Champ de Mars, Paris, France, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

It was this day (June 17) in 1885 Miss Liberty found her new home in New York.

  • Statue’s Foot

    circa 1955: One of the statue of Liberty's copper feet, the seams between its adjoining sheets of copper are clearly visible. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

  • Statue of Liberty Restoration Project

    The Statue of Liberty scaffolded while undergoing restoration, New York City, US, 26th June 1984. (Photo by Terry Disney/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Renovating Liberty

    26th September 1938: Steeplejacks removing the spiked crown from the head of the Statue of Liberty, New York, for renovation work before the World's Fair. (Photo by Horace Abrahams/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

  • Statue of Liberty Restoration Project

    The Statue of Liberty scaffolded while undergoing restoration, New York City, US, 26th June 1984. (Photo by Terry Disney/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Augusta Viktoria

    The Hamburg America liner Kaiserin Augusta Victoria sails past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour. (Photo by Henry Guttmann Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Head of Statue of Liberty In France

    View of the head of the Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, on display on the Champ de Mars, Paris, France, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Statue Of Liberty

    1886: The Statue of Liberty at the entrance to New York harbour. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Statue Of Liberty

    circa 1885: The framework for the right arm of the Statue Of Liberty during construction in Paris. Designed by the French sculptor Frederick Bartholdi, the statue was presented to the United States by France in 1876. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Hand Of Liberty

    circa 1884: The left hand of the Statue of Liberty under construction. Sixty men have worked for almost ten years on the various parts of the statue, not including its designer Frederic Bartholdi and his assistants. Original Publication: From The Strand Magazine. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Looking At Liberty

    circa 1955: The Statue Of Liberty overlooking Bedloe's Island in the harbour of New York City. The island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

  • Repairing Liberty

    April 1984: The statue of Liberty on Ellis Island in New York was opened in 1886 and is now in need of repairs which will cost around $30 million. (Photo by Peter Keegan/Keystone/Getty Images)

  • Statue Of Liberty

    circa 1883: The construction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, before its journey to the United States. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Statue Of Liberty

    Segments of the Statue of Liberty during its construction in the workshop of French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Paris, France, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Statue of Liberty Restoration Project

    The Statue of Liberty scaffolded while undergoing restoration, New York City, US, 26th June 1984. (Photo by Terry Disney/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Statue Of Liberty

    1893: The statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York harbour. Designed by the French sculptor Frederick Bartholdi, the statue was presented to the United States by France in 1876. (Photo by Loeffler/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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