Letter, 1925

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Bowden, Anita

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A letter written by Anita Bowden, November 25, 1925, from Coleraine, Minn. to her grandmother, Mrs. D. J. Evans, in Watertown, Wis. describing her journey by automobile with her young daughter acro...

A letter written by Anita Bowden, November 25, 1925, from Coleraine, Minn. to her grandmother, Mrs. D. J. Evans, in Watertown, Wis. describing her journey by automobile with her young daughter across Wisconsin from Watertown to Coleraine via Columbus, Merrimac, Baraboo, Devils Lake, Tomah, Black River Falls, Eau Claire, Spooner, Minong, Superior, and Duluth. The letter is filled with vivid descriptions of the countryside, the road conditions, and the performance of the automobile, and mentions interesting events and sites along the way, such as crossing the Wisconsin River via the Merrimac ferry and seeing forest fires near Superior.

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