{"product_id":"statue-of-liberty-limited-edition-print-101-450-tall-ships-centennial-1987","title":"The Original Torch — Print #101–#450 of 450 | Signed Limited Edition (1986)","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1986, Michael Kingsford, respected New York historical landmark photographer, captured the Statue of Liberty in the days before her centennial celebration — before the crowds, before the tall ships filled the harbor, before the world was watching and before they replaced the original torch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose images were made into prints to sell at the historic OpSail event, at the time drawing the largest crowds America had ever seen! But, life moved on, and the prints went into storage for forty years!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey have just resurfaced — all 450 of them, remarkably preserved, untouched, exactly as they were made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced in the summer of 1986, this timeless edition is already nearly a half century old. We have decided to release them for the first time now, in honor of The United States of America’s 250th anniversary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach over-size print is 26x40 inches, on museum-quality acid-free stock with a real, hand-applied, gold leaf border — made to the standard of the moment it commemorates!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a reproduction. This is not a reprint. There are only 450 of these vintage pieces in existence, and when they're gone, they're gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet yours NOW!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Liberty Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54399659901233,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/9905\/0289\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-27_184347.png?v=1783268252","url":"https:\/\/thelibertyedition.com\/products\/statue-of-liberty-limited-edition-print-101-450-tall-ships-centennial-1987","provider":"The Liberty Edition","version":"1.0","type":"link"}