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India Trip_010

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Open travel journal featuring handwritten notes and a collage of photographs and illustrations.
Title
India Trip_010
Alternative Title
India Trip
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2014
Description
The image shows an open travel journal displaying two pages. On the left page, there is handwritten text detailing a day's itinerary and observations during a city tour. The page includes small illustrations of a brown door on the top left and a palm tree on the right side. On the right page, there are two photographs with a collage aesthetic. The top photo features a landscape with buildings and hills, with two people posing in the foreground. The bottom image depicts the Dhobi Ghat, a large open-air laundry, with a night sky. There are artistic elements, such as painted trees and a traditional figure, embellishing the collage. A red sticker at the top right reads "Mumbai."
Identifier
030_013014-021714_india_book
Dates Completed
January 30, 2014 - February 17, 2014
Keywords
Taj Mahal; Golden Book Encyclopedia; Safeway; Columbus Nebraska; Mahatma Gandhi; Mughal art; Indian spiritual texts; India travel; Gretchen Dykstra; Northern India; Mumbai; Elephanta Caves; Varanasi; Panna National Park; Khajuraho; Agra; Jaipur; Jodhpur; Udaipur; Delhi; $14,000 cost; Dallas Morning News pension; Pennies from heaven; Mani Bhavan; Dhobi Ghat; Ganges River; Funeral pyres; Nadesar Palace; Hotel luxury; Panna forest safari; Elephants; Tigers; Sacred sculptures; Oberoi Hotel; Rambagh Palace; Jaipur textiles; Quilt purchases; Umaid Bhawan Palace; Garden of Cosmos; Tara Homes; Gandhi memorials
Transcription
Today: SUN FEBRUARY 2 2014

11 - 3:30: City tour with guide Gateway to India Victoria Station Gandhi Museum Dhobi Ghat Fisherman's Village Prince of Wales museum

The guide who threw his candy wrapper into the ocean + said it would be ok. It would float to Dubai. After he told us he was Australian and that it is faith; was all about not polluting the air, land or ocean.

THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE

Christian Lacroix
Rights
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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