Record

RefNoACS/1/2/6/16
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, 66 Victoria Street, London, S. W., to Alice [Susan Lucy Swinton]
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date14 December 1915
DescriptionRecounting his trip to Paris, explaining how he almost failed to obtain his passport. Details his journey to France; provides an account of Paris, at times drawing comparisons with London; talks about the Delahaye works; comments on having visited Desmarais, who got crushed between two railway waggons; and discusses the return journey.
Extent7p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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