Worker in iconic photo kissing Statue of Liberty recalls death-defying perch: ‘One slip and it was over’
Worker in iconic photo kissing Statue of Liberty recalls death-defying perch: ‘One slip and it was over’
Anthony Soraci was just 29 years old when he inched out into a scaffolding cross beam to plant a kiss on the head of the Statue of Liberty during a massive 1984 restoration project, posing for a photo so instantly iconic it earned him two separate shout-outs from Ronald Reagan.
Anthony Soraci was just 29 years old when he inched out into a scaffolding cross beam to plant a kiss on the head of the Statue of Liberty during a massive 1984 restoration project, posing for a photo so instantly iconic it earned him two separate shout-outs from Ronald Reagan.