1886 Albany New York Bi-Centennial Program Broadside For Sale

Printed broadside program for the Bi-Centennial celebration of the City of Albany, New York, marking 200 years since its incorporation — described as \"The Oldest Incorporated City in the United States.\" The event ran Saturday, July 17th to Thursday, July 22nd, 1886. Printed in green ink on thin tan paper, the program outlines a full week of festivities including Devotional Days, Children and Trades Day, All Nations Day, Civic Day, and Bi-Centennial Day. Events listed include grand parades, fireworks in Washington Park, canoe races, a historical pageant of sixteen floats, a chorus of 3,000 voices, and a municipal reception for President Cleveland and his Cabinet at the State Capitol with Governor Hill. The program also advertises a Loan Exhibition at the Boys\' Academy and a Bi-Centennial Keepsake handbook titled \"A History of the United States\" by Edward E. Childs, covering 1492–1886. The reverse includes advertisements for the publication and a subscription agent at 31 Douw Building, Albany, N.Y.