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COMMEMORATIVE POSTCARD, FLEET WEEK - WELCOME, ALBANY 1908

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1908

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A black and white photographic image of a welcome arch with the Albany Town Jetty behind. In the centre foreground of the image, framed by the welcome arch, is a motor vehicle with dignitaries escorted by a contingent of mounted police.

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This image shows Admiral Sperry, the visiting US Navy Great White Fleet commander, being conveyed to the Albany Stirling Terrace rotunda for an official welcome ceremony.

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Fleet Week {1908}

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Albany Historical Society Inc

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