1898 New York Saratoga Springs Floral Flowers Bicycle Parade Festival Booklet For Sale

Here is a rare Sarasota Springs historical booklet promoting the 1898 Saratoga Floral Parade and Festivities on September 6, 1898 for your collection! Stiff board cover booklet measures 7” x 5”. Eight pages of scenes from Sarasota Springs with green sepia tone illustrations. A fascinating look at the town over 100 years ago. Includes information on getting to the festival via railroad and hotels. I wonder if any other copies this historical piece of ephemera still exist.Condition: Booklet is in good-minus condition for being 128 years old! Tight binding. Light cover wear and soiling. Pages are clean. No foxing and no moisture stains. The page illustrations are slightly faded. See photo.The Saratoga Floral Fete was a famous annual turn of the century festival in Saratoga Springs, New York featuring a grand floral parade, a “battle of flowers”, bicycle races, and a masked ball. Launching on September 4, 1894, the massive community event drew tens of thousands of visitors before dissolving in 1905 because of high production costs.About shipping.1. I ship only to addresses in the United States. No P.O. or APO
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