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1916 antique AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL DIARY Maryland New England Niagara Falls New York
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An interesting original 1916 automobile travel diary recorded in a small pocket address book measuring approximately 3.75 x 5 inches. Although originally manufactured as an address book, the owner repurposed it as a daily travel journal, filling approximately 22 pages with handwritten entries, plus a few additional pages containing mileage calculations, names, and notes. The remainder of the book is blank.
Rather than simply listing destinations, the writer kept a day-by-day record of a lengthy pleasure tour beginning in early September 1916. Entries describe daily mileage, departure times, meals, hotels, weather, scenic observations, and tourist attractions.
Among the places mentioned are:
- Hagerstown, Maryland
- Cumberland, Maryland
- New York City
- New London, Connecticut
- Mystic
- Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island
- Newport
- Boston
- Revere
- Lynn
- Portsmouth
- Conway, New Hampshire
- Mount Washington
- Franconia Notch
- Greenfield
- North Adams
- Amsterdam, New York
- Canandaigua
- Niagara Falls (U.S. and Canada)
- Buffalo
- Cleveland
- Akron
The diary includes references to numerous hotels, inns, automobile mileage, ferry crossings, mountain roads, museums, monuments, parks, scenic overlooks, and observations about towns along the route.
Particularly appealing are comments on:
- Mount Washington and Franconia scenery
- Newport mansions
- Plymouth Rock
- Niagara Falls by day and illuminated at night
- Canadian side of Niagara
- Automobile travel conditions and daily road distances
A handful of names also appear, including several traveling companions and acquaintances such as Miss L. Tappan, Mary Truman, Margaret, Edna, Mrs. Tenney, Mrs. Worthing, and others.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: 3.75X5, 22 PAGES OF CONTENT, PLUS A COUPLE ADDITIONAL PAGES WITH LITTLE NOTES. MOSTLY BLANK PAGES. See listing description and photos.
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