Collection of six postcards depicting floats of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission,1909 [postcard set]

Collection of six postcards depicting floats of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission,1909 [postcard set]

Float - Exploits of Marius Willet|Float - Destruction of the statue of George III|Float - Capture of John André|Float - Nathan Hale|Float - Washington's farewell to his Officers|Float - Reception of Lafayette

New York Redfield Brothers, Inc. 1909

6 color postcards ; 9 x 14 cm.

P&E L2021M53m [mod]

Depicting revolutionary war scenes: [1]. Float - Exploits of Marius Willet -- [2]. Float - Destruction of the statue of George III -- [3]. Float - Capture of John André -- [4]. Float - Nathan Hale -- [5]. Float - Washington's farewell to his Officers -- [6]. Float - Reception of Lafayette.
In the upper left corner of the front of each card: "Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission. Official post card no. 30, 31, 34, 39, 40, 46."
On back of each card: upper right corner, 1609 - 1909, Hudson-Fulton Celebration, with two circles below with likeness of ships, one with the date 1609 and the other dated 1807; Official Souvenir Post Card; and a square for a stamp: Place stamp here
United States Cuba Canada and Mexico one cent
Foreign two cents; below: "Redfield Brothers, Inc., authorized publishers, 311 West 43rd St., New York City."
See also "The Hudson-Fulton celebration : New York's river festival of 1909 and the making of a metropolis" (call no. 974.71 J66 2009)

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