history.. May 25, 2023 Scott Marek I am fascinated by it more & more every year. This is a photo of the head of the Statue of Liberty outside Bartholdi's workshop while it was being created in Paris between 1875-1884When the ships arrived to America, all construction materials were hoisted up by steam driven cranes and derricks. (She had to wait a little while as her pedestal was not completed just yet.)