Hudson-Fulton Celebration New York 1909 Booklet Hudson River Day Line 12 pages

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Hudson-Fulton Celebration 1909 booklet published for the Hudson River Day Line, cover contains images of the ship Half Moon and boat Clermont, with images of Robert Fulton and Hendrick Hudson.  Inside is wonderful images of the steamers Hendrick Hudson and Robert Fulton, plus calendar of events and steamer schedule between Albany and New York City.  Booklet is 3.5" x 5.7" and contains 12 pages.  Condition is very good+, tiny bit of rust on the staples used to bind the booklet.  Condition is always subjective so please review the scan and make your own decision as to condition.  If you have any questions, please send me a message in advance of the auction's closing.
The Hudson–Fulton Celebration
from September 25 to October 9, 1909 in New York and New Jersey was an elaborate commemoration of the 300th anniversary of
Henry Hudson
’s discovery of the
Hudson River
and the 100th anniversary of
Robert Fulton
's first successful commercial application of the
paddle steamer
. The maritime achievements of Hudson and Fulton foreshadowed the importance of the river to New York's progress and identity. Organizers used the event not only to display the success of the two men, but also the status of New York City as a world city and the achievements of its citizens.  There were many historical parades in the participating cities (Troy, Poughkeepsie, Cohoes, etc.) and neighborhoods.  The 4 largest were in New York City.  The Historical Parade was held September 28 and contained 54 floats divided into 4 periods.  The Great Naval Parade was held October 1, with the Half Moon, Clermont,  US Navy warships, other country's warships, private yachts, even the new modern steamship RMS Lusitania.  The Lusitania was later sunk in 1915 by Germany submarine U-20.  The Naval Parade started in both NYC and Albany and merged at Newburgh.  There was a Children's Parade that involved 200,000 children held on October 2.  Flight was also a feature of the Celebration with Wilbur Wright performing many demonstration flights, and Glenn Curtis to a lesser degree.  (source of above paragraph is Wikipedia).
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