| Mrs Oliver White Peabody (author / creator) [Pompeii] [Journal of a trip in Europe] 1874-1875 Album page J. Paul Getty Museum ID/Accession Number: 88.R.17, Volume 2, Page 198 LL/90618 Two albums contain an extensive handwritten journal, profusely illustrated with photographs, made to record a four month European tour made by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Peabody, accompanied by his sister, Elizabeth. The journal entries date from their departure from New York on November 18, 1874 to April 2, 1875, the day before their return sailing to the United States, and primarily record their visits to the museums, churches, and other cultural monuments that were the focus of their trip. The journal also provides an account of their daily life, mentioning social contacts, concert and theater performances they attended, shopping expeditions, descriptions of travel between cities, and regular weather reports.
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