Statue of Liberty

[Tracy_ptp]

You have NEVER seen a picture of the Statue of Liberty like this one!
It is amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see.

This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at CampDodge in Iowa .

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!! What a priceless gift from whoever saved the photo!!



FACTS:


Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000
Total men: 18,000

[BigEvil]

Wow

[chafnerjr]

Wow

[bornl33t]

There's a lot odd patriotism coming out of Iowa for how lib its local government is....

[BobTheCow]

There's a lot odd patriotism coming out of Iowa for how lib its local government is....

...because liberals hate America?

That's some pretty impressive planning that must have gone into that picture. You know one guy stuck in the middle definitely had to take a leak at some point.

[SCpoloRicker]

There's a lot odd patriotism coming out of Iowa for how lib its local government is....

The photo is from 1918.

/jeez

[PyRo]

Their are 17 people in the front row, no way their is anywhere near 18000. Maybe 1800 but I doubt their are even that many. You can see a point about 3/4 of the way up the body when it looks like it isn't people any more. Not like it tapers off like they are getting to far away but just a sudden cut off.

[behemoth]

Their are 17 people in the front row, no way their is anywhere near 18000. Maybe 1800 but I doubt their are even that many. You can see a point about 3/4 of the way up the body when it looks like it isn't people any more. Not like it tapers off like they are getting to far away but just a sudden cut off.

Snopes claims its legit.

[Chris]

Their are 17 people in the front row, no way their is anywhere near 18000. Maybe 1800 but I doubt their are even that many. You can see a point about 3/4 of the way up the body when it looks like it isn't people any more. Not like it tapers off like they are getting to far away but just a sudden cut off.

Not hard at all when you realize the torch and flame is 980' tall, while the body (feet to shoulder) is only 150'.

[Chris]

Here are a few more.


<a href="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2047,%20MachineGun.jpg"><img src="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2047,%20MachineGun.jpg" width="600" height="450"></img></a>

<a href="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2048,%20LibertyBell.jpg"><img src="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2048,%20LibertyBell.jpg" width="450" height="600"></img></a>

<a href="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2049,%20AmEagle.jpg"><img src="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2049,%20AmEagle.jpg" width="600" height="450"></img></a>

<a href="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2050,%20USMarines.jpg"><img src="http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/MPH%2050,%20USMarines.jpg" width="450" height="600"></img></a>

[SCpoloRicker]

Cool photo find there Chris.