Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty enlightening the world : by the President of the United States, on Bedlow's Island, New York, Thursday, October 28, 1886 / Issued under the authority of the committee.
Includes a poem "The Bartholdi statue", by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Original document: Book.
Summary
Visible a short distance from Ellis Island, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty (formally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World”) welcomed generations of immigrants arriving from abroad. This program from the sculpture’s dedication on October 28, 1886 contains a speech delivered by then-president Grover Cleveland at the base of the 305-foot statue.