1884 Cartoon Mocking the Delay of Building the Statue's Base
courtesy New York Public LibraryThis American cartoon from 1884 depicts the Statue of Liberty as an elderly woman, barely able to stand.
Poking fun at the delay in building the base for the statue, the caption reads "The Statue of Liberty: As It Will Appear By the Time the Pedestal Is Finished."
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