The State of New York. Centennial Opening of the Original Erie Canal

The State of New York Centennial Opening of the Original Erie Canal

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Arrival in New York Bay of the first Canal fleet from Buffalo, October 1825, at the opening of the Erie Canal.

For Governor Alfred E. Smith

[Certification of membership to the Free-School Society of New-York.]

Erie Canal Celebration, New York, November 4th, 1825.

[Al Smith with Governor Lehman, Archbishop Spellman, Monsignor Lavelle, and Mayor LaGuardia.]

[Alfred E. Smith, Emily Smith, Alfred E. Smith, Jr. and Mrs. Smith (Catherine Ann Dunn) at the polling place at Oliver and Henry Streets.]

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[Al Smith with Viscount and Viscountess Halifax on an observation deck of the Empire State building.]

[Al Smith with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the Empire State Building.]

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[Al Smith with his family at the opening of the Empire State Building.]

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