US-2754326 SW BF-086 GR005 Statue of Liberty

"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in the middle of New York Harbour, in Manhattan, New York City. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.

The statue was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and it was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States.  The Statue of Liberty was designated as a National Monument in 1924.



 

This third postcard came from Connie D. (26 June 2014) Goodreads. It features the front page of The New Yorker of July 1954.  A great postcard!

 

The first postcard came from Jen (7 May 2014) Postcrossing.

The second postcard came from Haley (niwalius) (8 May 2014) Swat-bot