Living Statue of Liberty

MsJacquiiC · 02-11-2008, 03:09 AM

WWI Camp Dodge - Living Statue of Liberty

On a stifling July day in 1918, 18,000 officers and soldiers posed as Lady Liberty on the parade [drill] grounds at Camp Dodge." [This area was west of Baker St. and is currently the area around building S34 and to the west.] "According to a July 3, 1986, story in the Fort Dodge Messenger, many men fainted-they were dressed in woolen uniforms-as the temperature neared 105 degrees Farenheit. The photo, taken from the top of a specially constructed tower by a Chicago photography studio, Mole & Thomas, was intended to help promote the sale of war bonds but was never used.

Lindamay · 02-12-2008, 11:47 AM

This is awesome!! What words can truly express what this picture makes one feel that truly believes in our America and our Freedom.

Bear · 02-20-2008, 12:30 PM

that is awesome