Catalogue Of An Historical Exhibition Held By The Free Public Library Of Jersey City PDF Download

Excerpt from Catalogue of an Historical Exhibition Held by the Free Public Library of Jersey City: Held by the Free Public Library of Jersey City At the time of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, the Free Public Library of Jersey City contributed to its observance in various ways. First. There was held in the Auditorium of the Library a public meeting with historic addresses and patriotic music. Second. An historical pamphlet was published for free distribution entitled From Sail to Steam, giving the connection of New Jersey and its citizens with the development of steam navigation. Third. A list of books appropriate to the occasion was compiled and printed. Fourth. A loan exhibition of articles valuable for their age, rarity, historical associations, and intrinsic value, was held in the Museum belonging to the Library. This collection, which consisted to a great extent of heirlooms belonging to Jersey City families, proved to be of so much interest that it was decided that a permanent record of the exhibits should be made and the Librarian has accordingly catalogued them. The work has been a pleasure and it is hoped will give satisfaction to the friends who so kindly loaned these most interesting relics, and to whom cordial thanks are due. In addition to the articles listed in this catalogue the Library has long been the owner of a large number of manuscripts, maps and other articles of historic value, which together with a fine collection of natural curiosities will be catalogued as soon as opportunity will allow. 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.