Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "The Statue of Liberty" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Statue of Liberty, Lady Liberty, Bartholdi, Bedloe’s Island, Bedlow's Island, Liberty Enlightening the World
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1875 and 1886.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Statue for New York Harbor"
The Forest Republican (Tionesta, PA), April 17, 1878, Image 4, col. 3.
"Our Paris Letter"
New Ulm Weekly Review (New Ulm, MN), September 18, 1878, Image 4, col. 1.
"The Colossal Statue of Liberty"
The Evening Critic (Washington, DC), October 11, 1881, Image 4, col. 1.
"Let the Good Work Go On"
Daily Yellowstone Journal (Miles City, MT), May 20, 1885, Image 1, col. 5.
"Bartholdi's Statue"
The National Tribune (Washington, DC), May 28, 1885, Page 8, Image 8, col. 4.
"Bartholdi's Big Girl"
New Ulm Weekly Review (New Ulm, MN), July 29, 1885, Image 1, col. 5.
"The Big Statue of Liberty"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 24, 1886, Image 9, col. 1-4.
"Liberty"
The Daily Times (Richmond, VA), October 29, 1886, Image 1, col. 3-5.
"The Statue of Liberty"
The Columbian (Bloomsburg, PA), November 5, 1886, Image 1, col. 5-8.
"Liberty's Light"
The Iola Register (Iola, KS), November 5, 1886, Image 6, col. 4-7.

Statue of Liberty: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America