Perhaps this change?

"The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel, the same civil engineer and architect of the Eiffel Tower." -> "The copper statue was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel—the same civil engineer and architect of the Eiffel Tower."

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Jeff Elder <jelder@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Like the messaging. There are cool photos of construction in commons (pub domain)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Construction-of-Statue-of-Liberty-04.jpg

Jeff Elder

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hi everyone, on this day in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was commemorated. Here is some proposed social media messages. Thank you for reviewing. 

Fb: On this day in 1886, the Statue of Liberty in New York City was commemorated. The copper statue, designed by  Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel, the same civil engineer and architect of the Eiffel Tower. Find out more about the history of the statue here: http://buff.ly/1Wj7AQH. See more public domain photos on Wikimedia Commons here: http://buff.ly/1P5xVB7

Fb: On this day in 1886, the State of Liberty in New York City was commemorated. Did you know the statue represents the Roman goddess, Libertas, goddess of freedom? Dive deeper into the history and mythos of the statue of Liberty: http://buff.ly/1Wj7AQH

t: On this day in 1886, the State of Liberty in New York City was commemorated. 

http://buff.ly/1Wj7AQH

t: "Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."Today, the Statue of Liberty turns 129. http://buff.ly/1Wj7AQH

Proposed PD images: 

From the article itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:Statue_of_Liberty_7.jpg

1)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:EdwardMoran-UnveilingTheStatueofLiberty1886Large.jpg

2) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:HARPER%27S_WEEKLY-NewYork_6_June_1885.jpg3) 

3) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:StatueofLibertyBlickOst.jpg

4) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:Liberty-statue-from-below.jpg

5) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:Statue_of_Liberty.JPG

6) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:Liberty-statue-from-front2.jpg

7) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty#/media/File:SOLBartoldi.jpg

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