Scrapbooks of European travel photographs, circa 1930-1939.

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Scrapbooks of European travel photographs, circa 1930-1939.

This collection contains three scrapbooks of travel destinations. Book one includes scenes from Europe, including London, Oxford, Stratford, and Paris. Book two contains images from Europe including Lucerne, Lugano, Venice, and Milan. Book three pertains to the World's Fair in Chicago, 1933. It includes an Official Guide Book of the [World's] Fair, 1933; World's Fair Weekly, week ending Sept. 2, 1933; World's Fair Weekly, week ending July 29, 1933; Newspaper clippings of directions of how to get to LDS church history sites from the World's Fair; and a brochure on the Joseph Smith Farm which lists the 13 Articles of Faith.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7385913

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