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Photos Of The Statue Of Liberty In Pieces!
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Jen Carlson
Published Oct 28, 2011
Modified Jul 2, 2015
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Published Oct 28, 2011
Modified Jul 2, 2015
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With Lady Liberty turning 125 today, we thought it was time to take another look back at her younger years. These photos invoke apocalyptic feelings thanks to movies like Planet of the Apes (in other words, they're pretty awesome). But after all this time, she's still got her head on her shoulders, and doesn't look like she's aged a day.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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