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Journal of travel from Baltimore to Savannah
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Travel journal
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Includes a trip aboard the ship "Venus" from London to New York; travels to Washington, Baltimore, and New York.
mssHM 41557
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Alice D. Perkins travel scrabooks of trips to Colorado, California and Mexico
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The scrapbook covers two trips, by train, that Perkins took with Raymond-Whitcomb, Inc. The first is a trip to Colorado and California in 1882 and the second is a trip to Mexico in 1888. The first excursion made stops at Pueblo and Denver, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Yosemite National Park, California. The second excursion made stops at Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Quéretaro, and Mexico City, Mexico. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, postcards, as well as a "Pocket Guide to Mexico," and "Brief Guide to Mexico City." There is also a handwritten reminiscence of the excursions written by Perkins' granddaughter in 1920.
mssHM 68046
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Myrtle Albright travel diary and scrapbook
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Scrapbook compiled by Myrtle Albright while on her transcontinental railroad trip in the summer of 1920 with her sister Julia. Their journey crossed the central Great Plains, the Southwest, with a visit to a Native American school in New Mexico, and Southern California before continuing to the San Francisco Bay area, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone, Chicago, and back to Durham. The scrapbook contains souvenir postcards and clippings, buttons for "Elliott Tours," excursion tickets and pieces of travel ephemera, and photographs. A detailed account, most likely written by Albright, describes locations visited, the sights seen, and their experiences both on the train and at various destinations. Accompanying the scrapbook is a separate 21 page hand-written account of a 1925 motor tour that describes touring in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia, and describes historic monuments and the weather.
mssHM 84084
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H. N. Rose travel journal
Manuscripts
The majority of H. N. Rose's journal covers his work as a cook on his journey from upstate New York to Texas. Rose left upstate New York on June 12, 1860 and traveled to Texas through Missouri and Indian Territory with his father, friends, and a herd of sheep. On July 2, 1862, Rose wrote that he was back in upstate Elmira, New York. Starting on page 335 is a travelogue based on the diary entitled "Camp Life in Western Texas," which reverts to Rose's expedition and informs others of necessary preparations. The spine of the journal reads "Private Journal" and "H.N. Rose Detroit."
mssHM 83110
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Journal and family genealogy of Edwin Ward Smout
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Autobiographical account of Edwin Ward Smout's life from approximately the 1820s until 1898. Includes descriptions of his decision to travel to the United States and his life in Utah, as well as a detailed account of the cost of supplies, expenses paid, and debts owed. Also includes genealogical information kept by Smout on his children and grandchildren, and a copy of an application by the widowed Leah Smout for payment on land in Slaterville, Utah. There is also a photocopy of the original ledger (FAC 1779).
mssHM 72903
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Mitchell's travellers guide through the United States : a map of the roads, distances, steam boat & canal routes &c. / by J.H. Young
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Alternate title from cover. Includes separate index of places and routes. For an earlier edition of this map, see RB 82385; for later editions see RB 429902, 224605, & 442783. Submaps: Cincinnati; Albany; New Orleans; Boston; New York; Niagara Falls; Philadelphia; Baltimore & Washington; Charleston. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Steel engraving.
82384