GSMT Founders Day Celebration Program, 1985

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Title
GSMT Founders Day Celebration Program, 1985
Identifier
gsmt_icc_137
Creator
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York
Subject-Topic
Mechanics' institutes
Anniversaries
Location
New York (State)--New York
Time Period
Nineteen eighties
Date Created
1985
Place of Publication
New York (State)--New York
Description
Souvenir program for GSMT's Founders Day celebration activities, marking the founding of the society on November 17, 1785. 22 Mechanics and Tradesmen from various trades came together and called themselves 'The General Committee of Mechanics'. The name General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen was used as early as 1786 and was officially adopted when the Charter was granted in 1790. The celebration was held on November 22, 1985 at Salisbury on the Green, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Long Island, New York.
Note
Digitized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council as part of the Culture In Transit project, funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Item number 77
Language
eng
Type
text
still image
Genre
souvenir programs
Extent
1 souvenir program ; 23.5cm x 16cm
Digital Format
image/jp2
Digital Origin
reformatted digital
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted - for more info see http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For all other uses please contact the Society at (212) 840-1840 or archivist@generalsociety.org. For any re-use, please include the following credit: "Image courtesy of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York."
Owning Institution
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Archives
Collection
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Industry and Culture Collection

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