128-Year-Old Photographs: The Statue of Liberty Under Construction

October 28, 2014 /Photography News/  128 years ago today, the Statue of Liberty was unveiled in New York Harbor, when France dedicated the monument to celebrate "the Alliance of the two Nations in achieving the Independence of the United States of America and attests their abiding friendship." Here is a wonderful collection of photos showing the Statue of Liberty under construction: Album de la construction de la Statue de la Liberté. 1883. Photographs by Albert Fernique (1841-1898) Model of t...