Manuscripts
Travel journal
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Logbook of the ship Katahdin River
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Ship Katahdin River of Bath, Maine; voyages from New Orleans to London, Cardiff, Baltimore, and New Orleans.
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George Sherman journal of a voyage
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This manuscript follows the travels of George Sherman, from New York to the Pacific coast by way of Panama, during the years 1849-1853, and aboard the ships John L. Stephens and Oregon. This account was written after 1881.
mssHM 2178
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Alpha Marsh Cary travel diary
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Although the diary is unsigned, it is reasonable to believe the diary was written by Alpha Marsh Cary from San Diego. The diary was kept during a journey that she and her parents took from San Diego to the East Coast and back again. Besides visiting family along the way, and in upstate New York, the family traveled through Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City. On their journey home, they visited family in Colorado, stopped at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, and visited San Francisco. The author details some of the activities she did while on the trip including reading, sewing, playing cards, going to amusement parks and Vaudeville shows, and seeing "moving pictures." The family also toured a medical museum near Washington, DC, led by its head, Dr. Daniel Lamb, and the Johns Hopkins Institute. They traveled by automobiles, train, streetcars, and even a steamer.
mssHM 84017
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Thomas Cochran journal of a journey to Yo-Semite Valley
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Journal of a journey to Yosemite Valley and a voyage from San Francisco to the Isthmus of Panama aboard the ship Sacramento.
mssHM 52693
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Ser. 4/ Volume 8. United States; Cuba; Mexico
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This album begins "London Trip, Mar. 19, 1921" with scenes of Arnold and others aboard a ship that includes British explorer Ernest Shackleton (no. 1683).
photCL 311
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Travel Diary of Sir William Robert Clayton recounting his trip to America
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Sir William Clayton's journal details his 1871-1872 tour of the United States and parts of Central America. After crossing the Atlantic aboard the steamship Abyssinia, Clayton and his travelling companion arrive in New York at the end of October 1871. A brief stay in New York is followed by a train journey to Niagara Falls and thence to Chicago by way of Buffalo and Pittsburgh. After a brief description of the fire ravaged city, the journey continues on to Omaha. From Omaha, the train journey continues to Salt Lake City, where the travelers stay at the Townsend House. Several pages are devoted to Salt Lake, including a description of services at the Tabernacle. Next, Clayton departs via Pullman car to San Francisco, where he and his companion arrive in November 1871. Their stay in San Francisco includes visits to Cliff House, "China Town" and other sites, plus a trip to the New Almaden quicksilver mines near San Jose. Clayton leaves California by ship to return to New York via Panama. In addition to an account of Panama, Clayton describes visits to Jamaica, Mazatlan, Guatemala, Louisville, and New Orleans. Clayton returns to England in March of 1872. Clayton is an avid observer of "Americans" and throughout the journey describes, in great detail, his encounters with said individuals.
mssHM 70258