The Human Statue Of Liberty

I’ve just been sent a very interesting picture of The Statue of Liberty -

Apparently, this is a human form of The Statue of Liberty, created by 1,800 soldiers, all dressed in army uniform.

The picture was taken in 1918 as part of a marketing campaign for World War I war bonds, as explained by the Iowa National Guard -

“On a stifling July day in 1918, 18,000 officers and soldiers posed as Lady Liberty on the parade [drill] grounds at Camp Dodge.” [This area was west of Baker St. and is currently the area around building S34 and to the west.] “According to a July 3, 1986, story in the Fort Dodge Messenger, many men fainted-they were dressed in woolen uniforms-as the temperature neared 105 degrees Farenheit. The photo, taken from the top of a specially constructed tower by a Chicago photography studio, Mole & Thomas, was intended to help promote the sale of war bonds but was never used.” (Grover 1987)

Their site is well worth checking out as it has more such ‘human pictures’ displayed on it.

However, what do you think of this Statue of Liberty photograph -

It’s quite obviously not the real deal, as it is a man, but is it actually a statue made from stone?

You cannot see it in the photo but the flame is real.

You can find this particular statue in the avenue des Champs-Elysees in France which was, of course, the country that gave the genuine Statue of Liberty to New York in the first place.

It’s around 7ft tall, sits on a pedestal and is a good colour match to the original.

But is it real???

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