A 21-gun salute marked President Grover Cleveland’s arrival and clouded the Statue in smoke.

"Liberty Enlightening the World - Inauguration of the Bartholdi Statue"

H. O'Neil
October 28, 1886

A booming 21-gun salute marked President Grover Cleveland’s arrival and clouded the Statue in smoke.

Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ds-04491