Jane "Janey" and her husband Edward Hohfeld departed from New York aboard the Cunard White Star's Queen Elizabeth. Ed Hohfeld was a writer for the California Law Review. They boarded several ships and made several stops throughout Europe, visiting Paris, Switzerland, Barcelona, Genova, Milan, Florence, Venice, Salzburg, Rome, and more. Leaves measure 40x28.5 cm (15¾x11¼").
The first page records their "Bon Voyage Janey, Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949," with three original photographs of Jane Hohfeld (2 are yellowed). Includes the photograph of a group of ladies dining on board the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth., plus Western Union Telegrams, post cards including real photo post cards, and including used ones (sent from Jane to friends and/or family), newspapers, hotel ephemera, ship ephemera, Jane's passport, Italian stamps, brochures and city map guides, receipts, small original photograph snapshots of Italian places, tickets, and more. A rich archive of ephemera from mid-century European travel.
Condition:
Some wear to most, leaves disbound, original scrap book cover intact, spine lacking.