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Reblogged from livelymorgue
Nov. 17, 1945: Celebrating the first birthday of a 15-ton model of the Statue of Liberty in Times Square, which was erected by the War Activities Committee of the film industry to encourage interest in war bonds. The statue was declared a hazard two months later, according to an article in The Times, and scheduled for demolition after engineers found a crack running from the base to the top. Photo: The New York Times
