PTM WEEKLY UPDATE -- MAY 26, 2009
And in conclusion . . .
Human Statue of Liberty from 1918
In celebration of Memorial Day, we share this incredible photo of 18,000 soldiers arranged to form an image of the Statue of Liberty, taken at Camp Dodge, Iowa in 1918, near the end of the First World War. As the photo was taken from an angle, a much larger number of men were required in the upper part of the image, because it was farther away. Two thirds of the men in the photo are in the torch flame. If the photo had been taken from directly above, the base would have appeared much smaller than the torch.
Base to shoulder: 150 feet
Right arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000
Total number of men: 18,000RETURN TO PTM WEEKLY UPDATE CONTENTS PAGE
