Liberty Statue at City Hall Plaza photographs, 1917
Permanent ID:
10700Date:
circa 1917Image Description:
Various photographs of the Liberty Statue displayed at City Hall from the Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection documenting World War I participation on the Philadelphia home front.(1) is photograph of the crowd gathered in the City Hall plaza for the unveiling of the Liberty Statue, which was installed to promote the purchase of Liberty Loans.
(2) is photograph of night scene showing the crowd gathered around the Liberty Statue in City Hall plaza. Visible on the facade of City Hall is a light display reading "Food Will Win the War. Don't Waste It."
Inscription:
Masses around Statue of Liberty [illegible] Loan Drives Gov. Brumbaugh, Mr. McAdoo and Party at unveiling of Liberty Statue. (On verso (photograph #1))Night scene of "Liberty Statue" at City Hall Plaza. (On verso (photograph #2))