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Photographer: Cosmos Mariner
Taken: June 30, 2019
Caption: Mid-Hudson Bridge Dedication Marker
Additional Description: The opening day celebration on August 25, 1930 was officiated by Governor and Mrs. Roosevelt, former Governor and Mrs. Smith and Poughkeepsie Mayor Lovelace. The celebration included a parade, official dedication ceremony in Union Square, clambake, music, a block dance and fireworks. At 5:30 P.M., Mrs. Smith cut the ribbon on the east side of the span while Mrs. Roosevelt cut the ribbon on the west. An auto procession began from both sides and met in the middle. On that first day, 12,000 automobiles and 30,000 pedestrians crossed the Mid-Hudson Bridge for free.
Submitted: February 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p509815
File Size: 2.511 Megabytes

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