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Arbor Day Excercises (1893)
« on: March 16, 2009, 12:06:38 PM »
1893 ARBOR DAY EXERCISES Program BERGEN COUNTY NJ

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Auction Description :

<< Up for auction is a very rare soft cover book / booklet "Arbor Day Exercises Programme for 1893". Bergen County, New Jersey - JNO. Terhune, Co. Supt. 30 pgs. Good condition with signs of aging including slight discoloration on cover and chip in lower right hand corner. Slight tear in cover along spine.

Inside cover shows view of court house square, Hackensack, Bergen Co NJ. Inside is a proclamation by the Governor (Geo. T. Werts) - with his photo; a Circular Letter from Jno. Terhune and his photo; The Arbor Day Spirit message from Addison B. Poland and his photo; Why Arbor Day Should Be Celebrated message from James M. Green and his photo. Inside back cover shows View of River Street - Hackensack.

Amazing piece of Bergen County - Hackensack history!  >>


I saw that the seller notes that the printing year was 1909. Could this be a BCHS reprint? I also tried to make the page images more readable, but that cover was pretty bad to begin with (see auction image).


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