Yes, those are soldiers making up a representation of the Stature of Liberty.

I received this image in an email and was so amazed, I tracked down the story.  Not hard to find on the Internet.

The image is real and part of a World War I series of photographs designed to promote the sale of war bonds.  Chicago photography studio Mole & Thomas took several photos using soldiers at different military camps posed to create patriotic emblems.

The photos were never used for the campaign but thanks to people who saved the photographs -and the Internet which allows so many people to find out about history and our world, these images are not lost.

The home site for the image above and several others of the campaign is the Iowa National Guard. The Statue of Liberty photograph was taken at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 

When you go to the Iowa National Guard site, scroll down below the opening pictures to the link (lower left) titled Camp Dodge Story.  That link will take you to this photo and the story plus other photos in this series including ones depicting an American flag, the American Eagle, the Liberty Bell and more. 

Thank you to those who saved these images and shared them with the rest of us. 

Philosopher George Santayana said "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."  We might add to that "Those who do not save history's story are destined to forget the lessons taught."