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Items associated with name 'Egypt'
Diary of a Girl Traveling in India
by Unknown (1930 – 1931)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of a Girl Traveling in India is a handwritten diary from 1930 or 1931. The author travels from Cairo, down the Red Sea to multiple places in India, including Bombay (present day Mumbai), Chikhalda, and Agra. She keeps a daily log of her activities.
Diary of Anne Knapp Hardy
by Hardy, Anne Knapp (1937)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Anne Knapp Hardy documents a Boston woman's trip from New York harbor to the Mediterranean Sea from January 30 to March 31, 1937. Hardy boarded the S.S. Roma on January 30 with several friends or family and first stopped at Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Hardy's travels brought her to cities such as Jerusalem, Cairo, Venice, Beirut, Rhodes, Athens, Gibraltar, and Florence.
Diary of Emily L. Warner Johns
by Johns, Emily L. Warner (circa 1885 – 1950)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary written by Emily L. Warner Johns documents the places she lived, the different countries she has traveled to, and other personal aspects of her life.
James Grossman Letters
by Grossman, James (1910 – 1970)
5 boxes (2.5 linear feet)
The James Grossman Letters consist of correspondence between the Navy sailor James Grossman and his parents, Ray and Myrtle, who lived in Alliance, Ohio. While most of the approximately 500 letters are dated between 1956 and 1957 when Grossman was aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823), there are letters written by Ray and Myrtle that date as early as 1910 and as late as 1970. Grossman wrote extensively about his service aboard the destroyer as it went to South America, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East via the Suez Canal (it was the last warship to pass through the canal before the Suez Crisis in 1956.) Additionally, Grossman and his parents wrote frequently about the farm back in Ohio and sent hometown newspapers. Also included are two photos of Grossman (December 1956 and March 1957), military ephemera, and handwritten notes about the family's history and miscellaneous drawings.
Keystone View Company Stereopticon collection
by Keystone View Company (1900 – 1935)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Keystone View Company Stereopticon collection documents scenes from countries around the world from 1900-1935. Stereopticon cards document scenes such as the Great Sphinx, castles in Germany, and street scenes in the United States as well as natural wonders such as the Matterhorn, the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park.
T.W. Ingersoll Stereoview Cards
by Ingersoll, T.W. (1903)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These five stereoview cards were taken by T.W. Ingersoll in 1903. The hand-colored images depict a country market scene on the island of Java, a donkey carrying a water skin in Egypt, dancing girls walking in a park in Yokohama, Japan, the start of a cock fight in the Philippines, and herring fishing boats in Norway.
Travel Diary of Mary Leive
by Leive, Mary (1928 – 1944)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Travel Diary of Mary Leive documents the events of Leive's excursions with her husband, John, across Europe and the Middle East from 1929 to 1944. She describes the places she went, the activities she participated in, the weather, prices of various items, and some of the people she met.