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Field name | Value |
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Title | James Murray Forbes' Railroad Travel Diary |
Author/Creator | Forbes, James Murray (1845-1937) |
Date | 26 Oct-4 Dec 1903 |
Document type | Travel Journal |
Description | Diary of a journey by James Murray Forbes in the "Black Hawk", a private railroad car, from Burlington, Iowa to the Grand Canyon, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, El Paso, Mexico City, Albuquerque and back to Burlington. Accompanying Forbes were Edith Forbes Perkins, Mary Perkins, E. J. Smith, Sarah Burton, and Katie Kucera. |
Theme(s) | Road, Rail and Air Travel Historical, Cultural or Religious Tourism About themes |
Regions | United States of America Central and South America |
Country/State | California Colorado New Mexico Arizona Texas Mexico |
Keywords | train, weather, hunting, women, river, Grand Canyon, health, invalid, wealth, first class, horse riding, accident, family, mountains, museum, flora, sightseeing, university, hotel, immigration, agriculture, clothing, food, fashion, shopping, prices, advice for travellers, business, agriculture, death, children, weather, motor car, beach, entertainment, sport, carriage ride, luxury, crime, race, stereotype, racism, culture, religion, marriage, romance, poverty, music, language, flowers, cathedral, bullfighting, police, reading |
Reference | Ms. N-49.67 |
Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
Language | English |
Copyright | Copyright of this material is retained by the content creators. Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim to hold any copyrights to these materials |