Statue of Liberty Foot
9/22/1937
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Original caption in French: On a refait la beaute de Miss Liberte de New York.
Le pied droit de la statue qui mesure 2 m.80 du talon a la partie qui se souleve du sol et aupres duquel le gardien parait un nain, qui mesure pourtant 1m.64. Lorsque la statue fut exposee a paris avant d'etre expediee en Amerique, les lames de cuivre formant semelle avaient ete enlevees et l'ouverture servait d'entree de la statue.
In English: The right foot of the statue which measures 2.80 meters of the heel has the part that rises from the ground and near which the guardian appears a dwarf, which nevertheless measures 1.64 meters. When the statue was exhibited in Paris before being shipped to America, the copper strips forming a sole had been removed and the opening served as the entrance to the statue.
Le pied droit de la statue qui mesure 2 m.80 du talon a la partie qui se souleve du sol et aupres duquel le gardien parait un nain, qui mesure pourtant 1m.64. Lorsque la statue fut exposee a paris avant d'etre expediee en Amerique, les lames de cuivre formant semelle avaient ete enlevees et l'ouverture servait d'entree de la statue.
In English: The right foot of the statue which measures 2.80 meters of the heel has the part that rises from the ground and near which the guardian appears a dwarf, which nevertheless measures 1.64 meters. When the statue was exhibited in Paris before being shipped to America, the copper strips forming a sole had been removed and the opening served as the entrance to the statue.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 2831065
Full Citation: 306-NT-375H-3; Statue of Liberty Foot; 9/22/1937; Photographic File of the Paris Bureau of the New York Times, ca. 1900 – ca. 1950; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/statue-of-liberty-foot, May 10, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.