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Items with subject 'Voyages and Travel'
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Travel Diary of Unidentified Widow
by Unknown (1833 – 1834)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary was written in 1833 and 1834 by an unidentified widow. In 1833 she traveled from Litchfield, Connecticut to Salem, Massachusetts and attended several religious services along the way. In 1834 she made a longer journey from Cooperstown, New York to Columbus, Ohio, travelling mostly by stage coach other than the steamboat "Michigan" from Buffalo to Cleveland. Along the way, she passed the construction of the Eerie Canal and met an old man with a wooden leg who had fought in the Battle of Ohio, as well as cities including Syracuse, Geneva, Seneca Falls, Clariena Hollow, Lyme, and Rochester. The transcribed diary is attached.
Travel Photo Journal of Julia B.R.
by Unknown (1948 – 1949)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This Travel Photo Journal of Julia B.R. documents the journey of a woman named Julia as she visits sites in Germany, Switzerland, and Holland in 1948 and 1949. The travel journal is 43 pages long and includes a map, 103 photographs, 5 postcards, and a Lotus Club announcement.
Travel Scrapbook of Mary Rusch
by Rusch, Mary (1928)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel scrapbook was created by Mary Rusch of Michigan in 1928. Rusch traveled from Ypsilanti, Michigan to Washington, D.C., then up to New York City and the Niagara Falls with a group of women, likely from the Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University). Along the way, she collected numerous ephemera and took dozens of photographs. Additionally, she wrote a diary about her travels which includes an entry about her first time seeing a "talkie."
Walter Gustafson Letters
by Gustafson, Walter (1943 – 1944)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
Walter Gustafson's letters detail his work on Abadan Island, Iran (likely for the oil company that became British Petroleum) between 1943 and 1944. Gustafson began in the United Kingdom, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, and spent several months in Iran. Through several extensive letters sent to his sisters in Chicago, Illinois, Gustafson provided detailed descriptions of the local people and their customs, as well as the several week voyage back to the United States beginning with the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal. Much of the content written is self-censored and he frequently told his sisters that he would tell everything when he returned. The correspondence includes photographs, as well as one postcard of Gustafson by the Tigris River.