Taken at the beginning of the 20th century, by English photographer Arthur S. Mole & his American colleague John D. Thomas, thousands of American soldiers pose as symbols of American history.

They traveled from one military camp 2 another taking photos of soldiers forming patriotic symbols as a part of planned promotional campaign 2 sell war bonds.

Thousands of soldiers would form gigantic patriotic symbols such as Statue of Liberty which were photographed from above.

Mole and Thomas spent days preparing formations which were photographed from a 70 to 80 foot tower with an 11 by 14 inch camera. Photos by Mole and Thomas are now part of the Chicago Historical Society, the Museum of Modern Art & the Library of Congress.

In the picture of the Statue of Liberty there are 18,000 men: 12,000 of them in the torch alone, but just 17 at the base. The men at the top of the picture are actually half a mile away from the men at the bottom.