[PROGRAM-MENU] Banquet in honour of His Royal Highness Prince Beril of Sweden and the Members of the Official Swedish Delegations at the Waldorf-Astoria: 1848 - 1948

New York: The Swedish Pioneer Centennial Committee, 1948. Cards. Cream cards, embossed in gold, gold and brown tassle. Very good. 6 pages. 26 x 21.5 cm. Banquet dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in honor of the arrival of the first Swedish Pioneers who settled in the midwestern states in substantial numbers beginning in 1848. Program includes the Official Swedish Delegation headed by His Royal Highness Prince Bertil of Sweden, The Honorable Karin Kock - Minister without Portfolio, Acting NY Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri, the Metropolitan Opera Company, and music by Leo Dryer and his Orchestra. Dinner menu, a list of the Swedish Pioneer Centennial Commission of New York State, the purpose of the Centennial, and photo portraits of His Royal Highness and The Minister (tipped in) make of this oversized program a intriguing look into the accomplishments of Swedish Immigrants imprint on American society. Toning to covers. Closed tear to top corner of spine.