B-Roll Footage

Worker access the damage on Liberty Island in preparation for the reopening of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2013.

NPS photo

Free public domain images of the Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty National Monument offers still photographs and moving images of the park and the statue for use by media organizations and individuals. All photos and movie clips are taken by park staff and volunteers and are not covered by copyright; they may be used by anyone, free of charge. Files include the interior of the statue, high resolution images of the statue and photos of the park before and after Hurricane Sandy, including the park's recovery.

All of the video and photographic content on this page was created by the National Park Service and is in the public domain. It may be used by anyone at any time without our permission or knowledge. Please credit all photos and videos to "National Park Service" (or "U.S. National Park Service" for media outside the United States).

 

Photographs

Hurricane Sandy Damage to Liberty Island

Damage to Manhattan overlook wayside
Damaged north dock I
Damaged visitor dock I
Damaged visitor dock II
Damaged visitor dock III
Displaced bricks at statue front
Displaced bricks at statue front II
Sidewalk by north dock
Sidewalk by visitor dock
Uprooted trees

Liberty Island: Recent Repairs

Completed sidewalk
Laying bricks at entrance-way
Laying bricks near south dock
Laying sod around island
New sidewalks at statue front
North dock construction
North dock construction II
Temporary south dock
Temporary south dock II

Statue of Liberty's Pedestal before 2012 Renovation

Construction for a new exit
Elevator from the interior
Elevator from the exterior
Pedestal stairs I
Pedestal stairs II
Pedestal stairs III
Pedestal stairs IV
Pedestal stairs V
Pedestal stairs VI
Original torch encased for protection

Statue of Liberty's Pedestal after 2012 Renovation

Interior steps I
Interior steps II
Interior steps III
Interior steps IV
New elevator from 1P
New exit from Fort Wood
New exit from Fort Wood II
New exit from Fort Wood III
Original torch exhibit in lobby
Steps to new elevator

July 4, 2009 Crown Re-Opening

American filmmaker Ken Burns
City Lights Youth Chorus performance
Essay contest winners in crown
First visitors to crown
First visitors to crown II
Marriage proposal in crown
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces taking citizenship oath
New Jersey governor Jon Corzine
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar II

July 4, 2011 Statue of Liberty's 125th Anniversary

Cannon salute on Manhattan overlook
New Citizens celebrating
New citizens reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis and Park Superintendent David Luchsinger
Service members being sworn in
Sigourney Weaver recites poem The New Colossus
Statue of Liberty cake and park rangers

 

Video Clips

The video clips below are .MTS files, a high definition video format. When possible, we offer them in .WMV format (for Windows Media Player) as well.

One World Trade Center zoom out from Crown (15s) - crown 1.MTS or Crown1.wmv
One World Trade Center zoom in from Crown (30s) - crown 2.MTS or Crown2.wmv
One World Trade Center zoom in from Crown (25s) - crown 3.MTS
Inside Crown pan from R to L along windows (25s) - crown 4.MTS or Crown4.wmv
Inside crown pan from L to R along windows (19s) - crown 5.MTS or Crown5.wmv
Statue Cruises Ferry zoom out to inside crown (9s) - crown 6.MTS or Crown6.wmv
Verrazano Narrows Bridge zoom out to inside crown (14s) - crown 7.MTS or Crown7.wmv
Zoom in to Verrazano Narrows Bridge from inside crown (13s) - crown 8.MTS or Crown8.wmv
Verrazano Narrows Bridge zoom out to inside crown (27s) - crown 9.MTS or Crown9.wmv
Near-still of the stairs in the crown (1s) - crown 10.MTS or Crown10.wmv
Pan from middle of the crown of harbor and inside of crown (18s) - crown 12.MTS or Crown12.wmv
Front of Statue pan from ground to top (19s) - exterior statue from ground 1.MTS
Front of Statue pan from pedestal to top (14s) - exterior statue from ground 2.MTS or exterior_statue_from_ground2.wmv
Statue's face; zoom out to entire statue (15s) - exterior statue from ground 3.MTS or exterior_statue_from_ground3.wmv
Zoomed-in pan of pedestal to top of statue (24s) - exterior statue from ground 4.MTS or exterior_statue_from_ground4.wmv
View of front of Statue; pan R to dock and skyline (13s) - exterior statue from ground 5.MTS or exterior_statue_from_ground5.wmv
Pan from ground to top of Statue (8s) - exterior statue from ground 6.MTS or exterior_statue_from_ground6.wmv
Zoom in & out of part of her robe (5s) - exterior statue from pedestal 1.MTS
Brief still on part of robe then zoom out (16s) - exterior statue from pedestal 2.MTS or ext statue pedestal2.wmv
Brief still of interior of pedestal; person descending stairs (22s) - interior pedestal 1.MTS or interior_pedestal2.wmv
Brief still of interior of pedestal; person ascending stairs (18s) - interior pedestal 3.MTS or interior_pedestal3.wmv
Liberty Island from boat-S to N (3m19s) - liberty island from the water.MTS or liberty_island_from_the_water.wmv
Looking up at spiral stairs w/ a pan down (12s) - spiral stair 1.MTS
Looking up at spiral stairs w/ a pan up (10s) - spiral stair 2.MTS or spiral2.wmv
Looking up at spiral stairs w/ a zoom out (9s) - spiral stair 3.MTS
Original torch inside lobby w/a zoom in (9s) - torch in lobby 1.MTS or torch_in_lobby1.wmv
Zoom out from the flame of the original torch (4s) - torch in lobby 2.MTS or torch_in_lobby2.wmv