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Elise Antoinette Raisbeck letters to her husband, 1881.
BANC MSS 80/118 pLOCAL
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Title:

Elise Antoinette Raisbeck letters to her husband, 1881

Creator/Contributor:

Raisbeck, Elise Antoinette, 1848-, creator

Abstract:

Describe her railroad trip with her young children from Elmira, N.Y. to Washington Territory, with comments on her fellow passengers, many of whom were immigrants; the Indians of Nevada and California, food prices and hotels; voyage north from San Francisco on steamship Idaho, and life on the outskirts of Olympia.

Date:

1881 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- n-us-nv -- n-us-wa
Indians of North America -- California
Indians of North America -- Nevada
Railroad travel
Voyages and travels
Peuples autochtones -- Californie
Peuples autochtones -- Nevada
Voyages en train
Voyages
journeys
Indians of North America
Railroad travel
Travel
Voyages and travels
Olympia (Wash.) -- Description and travel
California
Nevada
Washington (State) -- Olympia
Idaho (steamship)

Physical Description:

1 portfolio

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 80/118 pLOCAL

Origin:

California