A photographic journey of "Garden City’s Role In Early Aviation" will be displayed in the Garden City Public Library’s gallery & showcases from September 1–29, 2011 located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. Exhibits are FREE and open to the public during regular library hours. For hours and directions phone: 516 • 742-8405. The library is located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. Funding for gallery and showcase exhibits is provided by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Installation and removal dates are subject to change.
The 1911 International Aero Meet was held at Nassau Blvd. Airfield during September and October. Among “firsts” was the first airmail. Learn more historic aviation facts as you view the display.
Friends of the Garden City Public Library will sponsor a FREE visual lecture for adults to coordinate with the exhibit. See “Aviation Arrives on the Hempstead Plains” with Commercial Pilot and L.I. Aviation Historian Carol Froehlig on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 2:00pm at the Library.
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