Today’s featured photo of the day! The feature is:
LEGO® United States Monuments:
Statue of Liberty

Here is today’s final featured photo presentation of LEGO® United States Monuments as presented at the LEGO® Brand celebrates American icons, Americana Roadshow at the Orland Square Mall back in the vintage days the early 1980’s, in order to let Fall 2024 REALLY shine. This photo set is the LEGO® rendition of the Statue of Liberty.

Photo taken a Nikon 26 mm lens put onto a Nikon FE camera, filter=polarizer and yellow filter, Aperture=22 f/stop, shutter-speed 1/15th second, loaded with Ilford FP-4 Black & White 135 Negative Film ISO (ASA) 125 (fine grain) processed with D-76 Processing Chemicals, and a fiber paper print using the Kodak Professional “warm-tone” enlargement paper developed with Kodak Dektol chemicals onto a 3½x5″ matte-gloss print. Date – Spring 1983.

☼HISTORY:  The real Statue of Liberty, New York, NY. The world renown Statue of Liberty, an iconic symbol of freedom and liberty possesses a profound historical narrative encompassing its creation, inauguration, and its role as an emblem of freedom. In 1865, the French political figure Édouard de Laboulaye proposed the concept of a statue as a gift to the United States, intended to commemorate the centennial of American independence. The design of the statue was initiated by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi in 1870, with assistance from Gustave Eiffel, who crafted the steel framework. The statue was constructed in Paris, subsequently disassembled, and transported to the United States aboard the French Navy vessel, Isère. The pedestal was erected in the United States, while the statue’s construction in France was finalized in July 1884. President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the statue on October 28, 1886. This statue served as a gift from France to the United States, symbolizing the camaraderie between the two nations and their mutual aspiration for liberty. Today, it stands as a global icon of freedom and democracy. The statue’s elevated right hand holds a torch, symbolizing the illumination that leads individuals toward freedom, while her left hand grasps a tablet inscribed with the date of the Declaration of Independence in Roman numerals. In 1924, the statue was designated as a National Monument, and it was later recognized as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the statue was closed for a period of 100 days and did not reopen to the public until August 2004.

I enjoyed bringing this fine LEGO United States monument photo set segment, and want to encourage patriotism and liberty. A montage will follow, all on one page. To continue the fall season of 2024, I will bring Halloween, every day in October.. Enjoy the final fine U.S. monument photograph!

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Image © 2024 Versatileer

Legislative Branch: How Government Works – PART I of Freedom For Which the Flag Stands Series ’24

Executive Branch: How Government Works – PART II of Freedom For Which the Flag Stands Series ’24

Judicial Branch: How Government Works – PART III of Freedom For Which the Flag Stands Series ’24