Journal of our Trip Through Europe, 1891

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Summary

Creator:: Anonymous
Abstract:: The Journal of Our Trip Through Europe chronicles the European travels of Americans "Billie" and "Blanche" in the summer and fall of 1891.
Extent:: 1 volume
Language:: English
Authors:: Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, October 2011

Background

Scope and Content:

The "Journal of our trip through Europe" (147 pages) chronicles the European travels of Americans "Billie" and "Blanche" from July 22, 1891-October 7, 1891.

The diary concerns the travelers' transatlantic voyages on the City of Paris (July 1891) and Friesland (October 1891) and their experiences in London, Paris, Rome, other Italian cities, several German cities, and Brussels. They spent most of their time enthusiastically sightseeing, but were frustrated in Italy when attacked by pickpockets (September 6, 1891). In Paris, they visited the catacombs and witnessed a suicide at the Eiffel Tower (August 24, 1891). The diary records visits to art museums throughout Europe, such as the Louvre and the Vatican Museums, and notes the travelers' impressions of architecture and public sculptures.

Biographical / Historical:

Two American travelers, Billie and Blanche, visited several destinations in England and continental Europe in 1891. They sailed from New York City to England on the City of Paris in July and returned on the Friesland in October.

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2009. M-4762.1 .

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Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

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