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Title
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Letters, July 8th, 1911_019
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Alternative Title
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Letters, July 8th, 1911
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Date
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8-Jul-11
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am-002
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Transcription
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19 they gazed at us. Mrs. Downey says that the upper classes keep entirely to themselves & are horrified at the suggestion of having a good time where common people congregate. Since professors & their families occupy a social position here, only next to the nobility, she has had to conform more or less to their ideas of propriety, tho’ when all alone, she & Dr. D. have gotten as close to the people as possible. Being “Herrshaften” has its disadvantages in its restrictions. Monday morning we poked about the old town & “schwärmed” some more over the granite buildings & towers. Don’t be surprised when we return to see us wandering up & down the middle of the street, pointing at buildings & people: we are quite in the habit here & the streets & sidewalks are so narrow that one must perforce use either at need. The cathedral here, we liked even better than
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Rights
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