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130 years ago today, the Statue of Liberty first arrived in New York
The feet of the Statue of Liberty in 1885. Credit: Universal History Archive—UIG via Getty Images via Time The Statue of Liberty in pieces during its construction circa 1880. Credit: Musee Bartholdi/Authenticated News/Getty Images via Time The head of the statue on display at the Champs de Mars before being sent to New York. Credit: FPG / Getty Images via Time The torch on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Credit: MPI / Getty Images via Time The statue under construction, with scaffolding, in Paris. Credit: Paul-Joseph-Victor Dargand/Frederic Lewis—Getty Images via Time

The torch on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Credit: MPI / Getty Images via Time
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The torch on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Credit: MPI / Getty Images via Time