Lacombe.......Arms and Armor. Lockwood......Colonial Furniture in America. Luddington.... Uniforms of the Army of the United States. .Colonial Furniture in New England. Lyon... Moore..... Morgan.. Munn. ...Old Furniture Book. .Theodore Roosevelt. .Three Types of Washington Portraits. Parkman......Jesuits in North America. Stratemeyer...American Boy's Life of William McKinley. Thomas.......History of the United States. Thompson.....History of Long Island. Thwaites...... France in America. Walton... Stories of Pennsylvania. Walton.......Uniforms of the Army of the United States. For fuller information in regard to the Indians of this vicinity the reader is referred to THE INDIANS OF MANHATTAN ISLAND by Alanson Skinner, being A GUIDE TO THE HUDSON-FULTON EXHIBIT AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Appointed by the Governor of the State of New York. Sub-Committee in Charge of Scientific and Historical Exhibits DR. GEORGE F. KUNZ, CHAIRMAN 401 Fifth Ave., New York Sub Committee in Charge of Arts Exhibits List of Institutions holding Free Exhibitions under the auspices of or in co-operation with the Scientific, Historical and Art Committees of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Committee. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Seventy-seventh Street, from Columbus Avenue to Central Park West. Open daily, except Sundays, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.; Sundays from 1 to 5 p. m. Always free. Special Exhibition during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, from September 1st to December 1st. Original objects showing the life and habits of the Indians of Manhattan Island and the Hudson River Valley. (Special illustrated guide for sale; price, 10 cents.) - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, Engineering Building, 29 West Thirty-ninth Street. Robert Fulton Exhibition consists of paintings, drawings, books, decorations and furniture, and working models of John Fitch's steamboat, the first boat operated and propelled by steam, Robert Fulton's "Clermont," the first successful application of steam to navigation, and John Stevens's "Phoenix," the first steamboat to sail on the ocean. Council Room of the Society, eleventh floor, and will be open from 9.00 a. m. until 5.30 p. m. during the entire period of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, and from 9.00 a. m. until 5.00 p. m. daily until December 6th. BROOKLYN INSTITUTE MUSEUM, Eastern Parkway. Open daily, except Sundays, from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.; Sundays from 2 to 6 p. m.; Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9.45 p. m. Free except on Mondays and Tuesdays, when admission fee is charged of 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children under sixteen years of age. Special Exhibition relating to Stone Implements of the Indians on Long Island, and examples of native animals; Portrait of Robert Fulton painted by himself, the property of Col. Henry T. Chapman and loaned by him to the Museum. CHILDRENS MUSEUM (Brooklyn Institute), Bedford Park, Brooklyn Avenue. Historical Collection and Objects of Related Interest (Illustrated Catalogue). Open free to the public from Monday to Saturday (inclusive) from 9 a. m. to 5.30 p. m., and on Sunday from 2 until 5.30 p. m. CITY HISTORY CLUB OF NEW YORK, 21 West Forty-fourth Street. Special Exhibition of Illustrations, Photographs, Maps and Plans relating to the history of the City of New York, and all of the originals used in the City History Club Historical Guide Book of the City of New York. COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, St. Nicholas Avenue and 139th Street. Hudson-Fulton Exhibit. During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration and for some weeks thereafter, the College of the City of New York will have on exhibition in its historical museum a collection of charts, views, manuscripts and relics representing old New York. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, BOROUGHS OF BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. Through the courtesy of Commissioner Michael J. Kennedy, the different species of trees have been labeled in Prospect Park, from the Plaza to the Willink Entrance; in Bedford Park; in Highland Park; and in Tompkins Park. An additional small enameled sign has been hung on those labeled trees that were indigenous to the Hudson River Valley in 1609. The special label reads: "This species is a native of the Hudson River Valley." FRAUNCES TAVERN, 54 Pearl Street, near Broad Street. Historic Revolutionary Building. Built in 1719. Open daily, except Sundays, from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Special Exhibition of Revolutionary Relics by the New York State Society of the Sons of the Revolution, who are the owners of the historic building, September 15th to November 1st. LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, corner of Pierrepont and Clinton Streets, Brooklyn, between Brooklyn Bridge and Borough Hall. Open daily, except Sundays, from 8.30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Reference library of 70,000 volumes; manuscripts, relics, etc. Autograph receipt of Robert Fulton and original manuscript volume of Danker's and Sluyter's "Journal of a Voyage to New York in 1679-80." METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, Central Park East. Main entrance on Fifth Avenue at Eighty-second Street. Open daily, except Sundays, from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.; until December 31st, to 5 p. m.; Saturdays to 10 p. m.; Sundays from 1 to 6 p. m. On Mondays and Fridays an admission fee of 25 cents is charged, except to members and copyists. Collections illustrating all departments of Art and Archæology. Special Exhibition of a magnificent Collection of over 130 of the works of 17th century Dutch Masters, constituting the finest Exhibition of this kind ever made. Products of Colonial Art: American Paintings, Furniture, Pewter and Silver of the 17th and 18th centuries, etc. (Two catalogues for sale, one of Dutch Exhibit and one of Colonial Arts; price, 10 cents each. Also finely illustrated edition de luxe.) NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, Twentieth Street near Irving Place (Gramercy Park). Open daily from September 20th to about October 18th, 1909, from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Special Loan Exhibition by the National Arts Club, in co-operation with the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. Three centuries of New York City: Special Exhibition of Paintings, Photographs, Drawings and other interesting materials, illustrating the growth and progress of New York from the time of Henry Hudson to the present day. NEW YORK AQUARIUM, in Battery Park. Under the management of the New York Zoological Society. Open daily, including Sundays, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. until October 15th. (October 16th to April 14th, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.) All tanks containing fish indigenous to the Hudson River will be so marked. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx Park. Museums open daily, including Sundays, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.; Conservatories from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Grounds always open. In the Grounds and Conser= vatories exhibits of Plants, Shrubs, Trees and Natural Woodland; in the Museums, Plant Products utilized in the Arts, Sciences and Industries. All Trees growing on Manhattan Island and Hudson River Valley at the time of Hudson's arrival are marked with the letter "H." (Special illustrated catalogue for sale.) NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 226 West Fifty-eighth Street, between Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Open daily, except Sundays, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., until November 1st. |