Centennial Ilustrated How To See New York And Its Environs

Excerpt from Centennial: Illustrated How to See New York and Its Environs TO the holiday visitor, seeking recreation, or the gratification of a curiosity to see the great city, as well as to the student Of human nature in its varying aspects, the Great Metropolis affords an ample field, and to assist those who wish to know what to see, and how to see it with the greatest degree Of comfort and convenience, is the Object Of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Describes in detail the extensive activities planned for New York City's celebration of the centennial of George Washington's first inauguration held there in 1789. Describes the decorations; the centennial banquet for 800 guests; the parade units; the naval parade; the great ball at the Metropolitan Opera House, the music and dances on the card, and the menu for the supper following, Describes the planning for the celebration, including difficulties and controversies surmounted in the process.

Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.