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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 229
    McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 229

    Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York." View of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (now called Liberty Island). Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the now-iconic statue was a gift from the people of France to the U.S. Built in segments in France by Gustave Eiffel (also famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris), the pieces were shipped from Paris to New York in 1885 and assembled. The Statue of Liberty was subsequently dedicated on October 28, 1886.

    Date: 1934

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 254
    McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 254

    Caption: "U. S. 12" Mortars." View of three 12-inch mortars in firing position behind an earth and concrete embankment. Caps cover the barrel openings.

    Date: Undated