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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Mary Swift Lamson Journal, 1868 |
| Author/Creator | Lamson, Mary Swift (1822-1909) |
| Date | 8 Mar 1855 - 27 Aug 1868 |
| Document type | Travel Journal |
| Description | Journals of Mary Swift Lamson’s voyage through the South to New Orleans, a steamboat journey on the Mississippi River, and a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky kept from 8 March-May 1855. Also, a journal describing her visit to the Great Lakes region, 26 July-27 August 1868. Lamson describes her travels by steamer through the Great Lakes with stops in various Michigan ports and Chicago. Lamson also notes visits to copper and iron ore mines in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. |
| Theme(s) | Women and Tourism The Great Outdoors Package Tours, Cruises and Organised Travel About themes |
| Regions | United States of America North America |
| Country/State | New York Georgia South Carolina Louisiana Alabama Illinois Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Canada |
| Ships | The California; The Savannah; The Ben Franklin; City of Cleveland |
| Keywords | women, steamboat, family, weather, children, food, storm, race, racism, African American, slavery, architecture, flora, police, singing, dancing, health, religion, carriage drives, flowers, hotel, politics, agriculture, sailing, church, rail, prices, history, correspondence, poverty, plantations, punishment, hospitality, cemetery, market, theatre, clothing, fashion, culture, river, cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, lake, fishing, rapids, American Indian, entertainment, mountains, mining |
| Reference | Ms. N-1549 |
| 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 |