Official Program Hudson-Fulton Celebration September 25 to October 9,1909 by The Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission - 1909

New York: Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, 1908. Pamphlet. Very Good. pp. 619-686, 1 leaf of illustrations: facsimile, drawings; 23 cm. Stapled; lacking wrapper? The Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission was formed on April 27, 1906, to organize the celebration to be held from Sept. 25 to Oct. 11, 1909, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River in 1609 and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton starting the first commercial steamboat service in 1807. The acting president of the trustees at the time of this meeting was newspaper publisher Herman Ridder (1851-1915). Includes the design for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Medal by Emil Fuchs; drawings of plans for facsimiles of Hudson's ship the Half Moon and Fulton's Clermont; a list of the many committees and their members; and a list of members of the Commission with their home addresses. In Very Good Condition: corners of first and last leaves creased with minor loss; clean and solid.

New York: Public Health and Convenience Committee of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, 1909. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'Issued in connection with the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, New York City, September 25 to October 2'. Includes lists of events, hotels and boarding houses and information about the medical emergency services. 16 pages, maps. Paper wrapper, staple binding. Slight shelf wear, crease through middle, Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.