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Arthur Jones and assistant Mole Thomas

Human Statue of Liberty

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Arthur Jones and assistant Mole Thomas

Human Statue of Liberty, 1918

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Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

In this 1918 photograph by Mole & Thomas, soldiers at Camp Dodge, Iowa, form a human Statue of Liberty - torch, crown, folds and all. It’s patriotic pageantry as mass choreography, a wartime performance where liberty’s likeness is stitched from uniforms and sweat. Send to someone who appreciates good lighting on July 4th.

This image is currently held by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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