[Figure 2. The Centennial World’s Fair was the first in U.S. history, and boosters hoped to demonstrate American ingenuity, industrial strength, and unity after the Civil War. Visitors could climb the torch of the planned statue “Liberty” for a small donation. Centennial Photographic Company, Colossal hand and torch “Liberty,”c. 1876. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/97502738/. ]
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