With Lady Liberty turning 125 today, we thought it was time to take another look back at her younger years. These photos invoke apocalyptic feelings thanks to movies like Planet of the Apes (in other words, they're pretty awesome). But after all this time, she's still got her head on her shoulders, and doesn't look like she's aged a day.
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