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Reflecting on Nürnberg in 1964 - post 31ack I have only Naples left and I didn't write any letters from there so maybe 3 more sections- greatgrandma
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Reflecting on Nürnberg in 1964 - post 31Rosalie, shouldn't this: be Austrian Alps?- Levina de Ruijter
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1939 - 1940 Four transits through New York City and a Visit to the World's FairOkay. Let me know when the new blog entry with the photo is ready and I will move our comments there.
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Germany in 1950- Post 6
Daddy was fascinated by the way the traffic was directed - policemen with white gloves who were almost dancing. He took movies of them. German traffic cop German children old couple Mannheim street American GIs with a German girl - the GIs had access to many things unavailable to the...- greatgrandma
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Right. We'll actually make this a little bit interactive. On some of the Murals, you'll see a black number on an oval shaped plaque in the corner. If you take note of the number, and look here, you'll get a bit of a description of the painting :) https://katikatiopenairart.co.nz/ourmurals/ Oh...- Markuswelder
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My Parent's Trips Before I was Born - 1932 to 1937
My mother learned to drive in 1923 in North Carolina. She was 14 and she learned on a Model T. The Model T had a different transmission from what you see today. Part of shifting gears was done with your feet. Mother She was taught by her uncles - her mother's younger brothers Willard and...- greatgrandma
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Woods Hole Beaches in 1946-47
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We spent a lot of the time at the beach, and my dad liked taking photos of people at the beach. There were two main beaches - Nobska beach which... -
Spring, and Summers 1946 and 1947 in Woods Hole
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Most of my dad's slides from this period of time - before our 1948 trip to Colorado - were taken in Woods Hole. But there are a few of Mom with... -
Leaving Naples and Europe - post 36
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Backlit arrow Saturday August 15 Marriage ceremony? or Assumption Day Harbor from hotel Three destroyers entering harbor Sub coming in... -
The Amalfi Drive in 1964 - post 35
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Looking back at Solarno Fishing village with watch tower against Barbary pirates Boats offshore Watch tower and town Looking ahead -... -
The Rest of Pompeii in 1964 - post 34
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Stepping stones so people can cross street - carriage wheels go on each side Center courtyard of house 3d painting Painting of Hercules... -
Naples to Pompeii in 1964 - post 33
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Maritime Station I wrote my daughter a postcard which was mailed from my husband's ship airmail in the evening of August 13th. The Sky-scrape... -
Arriving in Naples in 1964 - post 32
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Thursday, 13 August Italy from the train Apparently I do not have any letters written about this section of the trip. in those days, we wrote... -
Reflecting on Nürnberg in 1964 - post 31
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Reflections of bridges Fishmongers Fishmonger Hangman's house Artist sketching Hangman's House Statue of horseman Monday during my... -
Nürnberg in 1964 - post 30
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Interesting roof windows from tower View from the top of the castle Sinwell Tower from the courtyard She told me that the reconstructed part... -
Versailles to Nürnberg in 1964 - post 29
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Gardens Statues Statue Looking back toward the palace Tourists at Versailles Canal Fountain Garden Gardens Postcard of... -
Venturing to Versailles in 1964 - post 28
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Colonne Vendôme park and maybe this afternoon I'll go to Versailles. I have also an invitation to eat for 6 F at a department store and also... -
Up to Sacre Coeur in 1964 - post 27
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Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower from the bus Champs Elysee Arc de Triomphe Garden and building Statue Louvre Rhino statue Arc de Triumph... -
Marseille to Paris in 1964 - post 26
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Road up Toward beach Lower level Walkway up Looking left Backyard of church Rooftops Views from Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde PS... -
Harborside Marseille in 1964 - post 25
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I have not been to Marseille since 1964, and at that time I was transiting by boat back and forth to the aircraft carrier that my husband was... -
Les Baux to Arles in Provence in 1964 - post 24
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Fields Valley below Les Baux Ruins on the hill Iron cross in front of church Entrance The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, a short... -
Tarascon, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence & Les Baux in 1964 - post 23
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Looking across river from Avignon to the castle of King Rene Looking across the river Roof tops of Avignon Walls of Avignon King Rene's... -
Exploring - Beginning at Avignon in 1964 - post 22
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View of Toulon from the high road We ate dinner here and it was pretty good, at a sidewalk restaurant along the waterfront. August 6, Thursday... -
Family travel - Pennsylvania and Massachusetts in 1946
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Between the end of World War II and our trip west in 1948 we went on several trips but I am not absolutely positive about the sequence of the...