Primary Sources and Picture Books: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers

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Primary Sources and Picture Books: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers

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Primary source documents to accompany Dave Eggers book Her Right Foot.

[Workmen constructing the Statue of Liberty in Bartholdi's Parisian warehouse workshop; first model; left hand; and quarter-size head-; Winter 1882?]

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/97502750/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Fernique, Albert, 1841?-1898, photographer
Created / Published: [1882 or 1883]
Subject Headings: - Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890
- Workshops--France--Paris--1880-1890
Notes: - Title devised by Library staff.
- Illus. in: Album des travaux de construction de la statue colossale de la Liberté, destinée au port de New-York / Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.
- Reference copy U.S. GEOG FILE - New York New York City Statue of Liberty.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: cph 3a53270 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a53270

The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty / drawn by John Durkin.

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/95501958/

Reference note

Summary: Construction of the Statue of Liberty, showing the statue in scaffolding, man with the flame, man with the foot, and head-and-shoulders portrait of Frederic Bartholdi.
Contributor Names: Durkin, John, 1868-1903, artist
Created / Published: 1884.
Subject Headings: - Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste,--1834-1904
- Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890
Notes: - Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1884 Jan. 19, p. 41.
Digital Id: cph 3c12162 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c12162

Bartholdi's

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2006004325/

Reference note

Summary: Photograph shows a replica of the Statute of Liberty on the River Seine at the Pont de Grenelle, Paris, France. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017)
Contributor Names: Bain News Service, publisher
Created / Published: [between ca. 1915 and 1919]
Subject Headings: - Paris
Notes: - Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
- Photograph published in The New-York tribune, June 1, 1919.
- Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
- General information about the Bain Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: ggbain 28911 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.28911

New York - Transferring the cases containing the Bartholdi statue from the hold of the ISERE to lighters, for removal to Bedloe's Island

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/2003653509/

Reference note

Created / Published: 1885.
Notes: - Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1885 July 4.
- This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
- Caption card tracings: Shipping; Geogr.; Ships ISERE.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3a03542 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a03542

Pedestal for Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor [and insert of head and shoulder portrait of Bartholdi]

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/99614265/

Reference note

Created / Published: 1885.
Notes: - Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 29, (1885 June 6), p. 356.
- Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
- Caption card tracings: B.I.; NYC St. of Lib.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540
Digital Id: cph 3b32166 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b32166

[Construction of the Statue of Liberty]: Re-constructing the statue on Bedloe's Island

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/99614141/

Reference note

Created / Published: 1886.
Notes: - Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
- Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 63, no. 1620 (1886 Oct. 9), pp. 120-121.
- Reference copy may be in LOT 3759.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3a53375 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a53375

Omaha Daily Bee., May 01, 1885, Page 7

Daily Yellowstone Journal., July 01, 1885, Page 2

[Statue of Liberty. Framework. Elevations]

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/2010649598/

Reference note

Summary: Architectural drawing showing the iron framework for the Statue of Liberty, sent by the office of engineer Gustave Eiffel to the office of Richard Morris Hunt, designer of the Statue's pedestal.
Contributor Names: Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923, engineer
Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895.
Created / Published: [ca. 1881]
Subject Headings: - Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890
- Structural frames--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890
Genre: Engineering drawings--1880-1890
Diazotypes--1880-1890
Notes: - Title devised by Library staff.
- Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100)
- Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress)
- Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2010:100, 81.6206.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: cph 3g14967 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g14967

New York - arrival of the French transport steamer Isere with the Bartholdi statue on board, at the base of the pedestal, Bedloe's Island, Friday, June 19th - the salute of welcome by the fleet

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b08482/

Reference note

Summary: Crowds watching arrival of the ship carrying the Statue of Liberty.
Created / Published: 1885.
Notes: - Title and other information based on information transcribed from caption card.
- Copy negative possibly made from microfilm copy.
- Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 60 (1885 June 27), p. 297.
- Reference copy may be in LOT 4383-A.
- Caption card tracings: Sculpture Bartholdi; New York New York City History; Ships Other; New York New York City Statue of Liberty; Shelf.; Ships Isere; New York New York City Bedloe's Island.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3b08482 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b08482

Montage de la statue dans les ateliers de MM. Gaget, Gauthier et Cie / Alex. Fatalot, del.

Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/92500382/

Reference note

Summary: The assembling of the Statue of Liberty.
Created / Published: 1883 Aug. 1.
Subject Headings: - Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890
- Construction--France--1880-1890
Notes: - Illus. in: La genie civil, 1883 Aug. 1, p. 466.
- Fig. 15.
Digital Id: cph 3b41507 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b41507