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The Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission 

6-4-09-5000 
(43-5054) 

September 25 to October 9 1909
Headquarters Tribune Building New York NY

[[image: sailing ship 1609 De Halve Maene]]

[[image: steam sailing ship 1807 The Clermont]]

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[[image: A flight plan showing the southern half of Manhattan Island pointing left. The line of flight, shown as arrows, departs west from Governor's Island, circles clockwise around Statue of Liberty, proceeds northeast to a point opposite G's (Grant's) Tomb, turns east counterclockwise around a circle and returns to Governor's Island. Diagonal lines represent tip of Manhattan]]

W. W's Flight

Just after Wilbur Wright made his flight in his Aeroplane from Governor's Island around the statue of Liberty in N.Y. Bay I asked him to make a sketch for me of his flight & he drew this sketch & initialed it for me

William J.Hammer sec't & expert of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Aero' Com

Transcription Notes:
mandc: Description of the event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson–Fulton_Celebration