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The 'New Colossus' fundraising

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As part of Joseph Pulitzer's fundraising campaign for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty; $100,000 was raised in 6 months - considered by many to be the 'first Kickstarter' campaign was a poem by Emma Lazarus The 'New Colossus'

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1917
The torch of the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty when it was on exhibition in Madison Square before the World raised the fund to erect the pedestal on Bedlow's Island

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Neither New York City nor Congress would pay for the installation of the statue

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Liberty Enlightening the World, in Aid of the Pedestal Fund

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1885
Statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World"

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Pulitzer used many techniques now commonly used by online crowdfunders to generate excitement and momentum for his campaign

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1885
One hundred Thousand Dollars

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Triumphant completion of the World's fund for the Liberty Pedestal

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The contributions funded the construction of the pedestal, as documented in this sketch from Harper's magazine.

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