Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, 1952
This is a scrapbook showing Muriel Orr-Ewing's travels throughout Europe in 1952.
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Front Cover, 1952
This is the front cover of the scrapbook recording Muriel Orr-Ewing's travels through Europe in 1952.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Inside Front Cover, 1952
This is the inside front cover of the scrapbook recording Muriel Orr-Ewing's travels through Europe in 1952.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 1, 1952
This is the first page of the scrapbook recording Muriel Orr-Ewing's travels throughout Europe in 1952. The scrapbook is titled, "A Record of a Happy Holiday." The page also states that the scrapbook contains addresses, photographs, diary or record autographs, and sketches or verse.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 2, 1952
The second page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 3, August 7, 1952
The third page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows a cedar tree at St. Albans Abbey in St. Albans, England and is captioned, "Drive to Scotland in 'Philippe.' Leave the grove August 7, 1952." The second image shows St. Albans Abbey and a lake. It is captioned, "First stop. 11 a.m."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 4, August 8, 1952
The fourth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Anne Hathaway's cottage in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The image is captioned, "Tea in Shottery." The second image shows an aerial view of Lichfield Cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is captioned, "First stop on August 8th 11 a.m."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 5, 1952
The fifth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a view of the west front of Lichfield Cathedral, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The second image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing standing by Lichfield Cathedral. The third image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing standing by a car near the cathedral.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 6, August 8, 1952
The sixth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows the Belsfield Hotel, in Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria, England. The hotel is on Windermere Lake, and has sailboats and a dock in front. It is captioned, "Stayed here on the 8th." The second image shows Bowness Bay from Furness Fells in Cumbria, England.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 7, 1952
The seventh page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a road and is captioned, "Top of the pass. Grasmere." Grasmere is a popular town in Cumbria, England. The second image shows a woman by a building bearing the sign, "Scotland First House." It is captioned, "Gretna, August 9th." Gretna is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The third image shows a bridge in the town of Gretna Green, which is the boundary between England and Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 8, 1952
The eighth page features three images. The first image shows a rocky area known as The Soldier's Leap, or the Pass of Killiecrankie, in Killiecrankie, Scotland, on the River Garry. The second image shows the River Garry and is captioned, "Briar." The third image shows a bridge on a river and is captioned, "Killiecrankie Bridge."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 9, August 10, 1952
The ninth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Blair Castle, near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. The second image shows a woman standing by the castle and is captioned, "Outside Blair Castle. Aug. 10th"
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 10, August 11, 1952
The tenth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Inverness Castle from the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. The second image shows a woman in a field and is captioned "Picnic in the heather near Dornoch Firth. August 11th." Dornoch Firth is a firth in the Highland region of Northern Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 11, August 11, 1952
The eleventh page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image is a map of Northern Scotland. The second image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing sitting by a car and the caption mentions arriving for teatime on the 11th. The third image shows a landscape with some buildings. It is captioned, "Hole in the Loch Assynt." Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 12, 1952
The twelfth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows four women standing by a field and lake. The image is captioned, "In front of hotel: Myrsine, Athena, Marika and Liana." The second photograph shows two women and a man with mountains in the background. It is captioned, "Hugh with Myrsine and Marika."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 13, August 12, 1952
The thirteenth page features two images. The first image shows Marika standing by a field. It is captioned, "Walk to the potholes. Marika." The second image shows Myrsine standing by a field. The page is dated Aug. 12th.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 14, 1952
The fourteenth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows the mountains Canisp and Suilven from Lochinver, Scotland. The second image shows a castle on a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 15, August 12, 1952
The fifteenth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows the Culag Hotel on the water in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland. The second image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing by a car. It is captioned, "Drive to Lochinver, Aug. 12th."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 16, 1952
The sixteenth page features three images. The first image is of a group of people watching Scottish men march. The second image shows Scottish men marching and playing bagpipes. The third image shows Scottish men walking with bagpipes and drums and is captioned, "The games. Lochinver." The games are the annual Assynt Highland Games held at Culag Park in Lochinver.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 17, August 12, 1952
The seventeenth page of the scrapbook features four images. All images depict bagpipe and drum playing at the Assynt Highland Games in Lochinver. The page is dated August 12th.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 18, 1952
The eighteenth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Loch Assynt near Lochinver, Scotland. The second image shows a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 19, August 13, 1952
The nineteenth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows three women on the side of the road and is captioned, "Walk to the farm with Athena and Liana. Aug. 13th" The second image shows four women and a man sitting on a hill. The third photograph shows five women sitting by a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 20, 1952
The twentieth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows the twin peaks of Quinag mountain from Kyle Sku, in Sutherland, Scotland. The second image shows the Kyle Sku Ferry in Sutherland, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 21, August 14, 1952
The twenty-first page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows the Kylesku Ferry in Sutherland, Scotland. The second image also shows the Kylesku Ferry and is captioned, "Drive to Kyle Sku. Aug. 14th"
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 22, 1952
The twenty-second page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing with a group of women standing on a hill and is captioned, "walk to Fiddle Loch." The second image shows a woman sitting on a hill above a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 23, August 14, 1952
The twenty-third page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows two women sitting by a lake. The second image shows a woman and a man sitting on a hill above a lake. The third image shows a woman sitting by a lake. The page is dated August 14th.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 24, 1952
The twenty-fourth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Marika up on a hill with a lake below. The second image shows a woman by a lake and is captioned, "Day on Quinag." Quinag is a mountain in Sutherland, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 25, 1952
The twenty-fifth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows a woman sitting on a mountain above a lake. The second image shows Myrsine on a mountain.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 26, 1952
The twenty-sixth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows a man and a woman standing by a path. The second image shows a man and a woman sitting on a mountain over a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 27, 1952
The twenty-seventh page of the scrapbook features two images. The first images shows an aerial view from a mountain. The second image shows the peak of a neighboring mountain.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 28, 1952
The twenty-eighth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image is an aerial view from a mountain. The second image shows a cliff.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 29, 1952
The twenty-ninth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a man and a woman sitting on a mountain. The second image shows a woman sitting on a mountain. The third image shows a woman walking on a mountain.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 30, 1952
The thirtieth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a man and two women standing and laughing by a lake. The second image shows a group of women sitting in the grass. The third image shows a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 31, 1952
The thirty-first page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a group of women on a road. The second image shows a lake. The third image shows a lake and is captioned, "Lake Assynt."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 32, 1952
The thirty-second page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a group of women sitting in a field. The second image shows two women, Pola and Marika, posing for a photograph at a lake. The third photograph shows two women, Pola and Marika.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 33, 1952
The thirty-third page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows two women, Pola and an unidentified woman, by a lake. The second image shows another unidentified woman sitting on a hill above a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 34, 1952
The thirty-fourth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows two women posing by a lake. The second image shows a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 35, 1952
The thirty-fifth page of the scrapbook features four images. The first image shows a mountain and a road and is captioned, "Return Journey." The second image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing picnicking on a hill above a river. The third and fourth images show a waterfall, captioned "The Salmon Waterfall."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 36, 1952
The thirty-sixth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows Ullapool, a town in the Highlands of Scotland. The second image shows the Captain's Cabin in Ullapool, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 37, 1952
The thirty-seventh page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image shows the Grampian Hotel in Dalwhinnie, a small town in the Highlands of Scotland. The second image shows Inverness Castle in Inverness, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 38, 1952
St. MaryÕs Cathedral (Edinburgh, Scotland : Catholic)
The thirty-eighth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows Edinburgh Castle with art galleries and gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second and third images show St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 39, 1952
The thirty-ninth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows floodlighting in Edinburgh Castle in the tattoo. The second image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing and a group of four other women by a building. The third image shows four women by a car in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 40, 1952
The fortieth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows two women standing in a street. The second image shows four women standing in a doorway, two of the women are Myrsine and Pola, and two other unidentified women. The third image shows the New College at the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 41, 1952
Forth Bridge (South Queensferry, Scotland : Railroad bridge)
The forty-first page of the scrapbook features four images. The first image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing and five other women posing by a car. The second image shows a view of Forth Bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland from a boat. The third image shows a group of women by a gate and an unidentified building in Scotland. The fourth image shows another view of Forth Bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 42, 1952
The forty-second page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows Alnwick Castle, in Alnwick, Northumberland county, England. The second image shows two horses standing by a car in a field. The third image shows two horses standing in a field.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 43, 1952
The forty-third page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a view of the terrace at Alnwick Castle, in Alnwick, England. The second image shows a woman standing by Alnwick Castle. The third image shows the inside lower grounds of Alnwick Castle.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 44, 1952
The forty-fourth page of the scrapbook features four images. The images are all of various views: the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert of Durham, and the surrounding grounds in Durham, England. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham and is also known as the Durham Cathedral.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 45, 1952
The forty-fifth page of the scrapbook features four images. The first image shows a woman standing by a sign with the words, "Pity me" and the distance to Durham, England and Newcastle, England. The second image shows the interior of Durham Cathedral in Durham, England. The third image shows the outside of Durham Cathedral. The fourth image shows the Durham Cathedral nave and Durham Cathedral Rose Window.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 46, 1952
The forty-sixth page of the scrapbook features four images. The first image shows the Durham Cathedral nave and Rose Window. The second image shows a view of Durham Cathedral from across the River Wear in Durham, England. The third image shows the Framwellgate Bridge across the River Wear in Durham, England. The fourth image shows another view of Durham Cathedral.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 47, 1952
The forty-seventh page of the scrapbook features four images. They are all views of Durham Cathedral from across the River Wear in Durham, England.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 48, 1952
The forty-eighth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows the Bootham Bar in York, England. The second image shows an unidentified building. The third image features the York city wall surrounding the city.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 49, 1952
The forty-ninth page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows Exchequer Gate and Cathedral in Lincoln, England. The second image shows a street in Lincoln, England. The third image shows another view of the Exchequer Cathedral.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 50, 1952
The fiftieth page of the scrapbook features four images. The first image shows High Bridge over the River Witham in Lincoln, England. The second image shows the White Hart Hotel in Lincoln, England. The third image shows Lincoln Castle in Lincoln, England. The fourth image shows an unidentified building.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 51, August 28, 1952
The fifty-first page of the scrapbook features three images. The first image shows a woman walking by Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. The second image shows a view of Cambridge University and the River Cam. The third image shows another view of an unidentified building in Cambridge, England. The page is dated August 28th.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 52, 1952
The fifty-second page of the scrapbook features four images. The first image shows Muriel Orr-Ewing standing by an unidentified building in Peterborough, England. The second image shows an unidentified bridge in England. The third image shows Peterborough Cathedral. The fourth image shows a woman standing in front of Peterborough Cathedral.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 53, 1952
The fifty-third page of the scrapbook features a car in a yard and is captioned, "home again."
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 54, 1952
The fifty-fourth page of the scrapbook features two images. The first image is a red postcard from Edinburgh, Scotland. The second image is a blue postcard from the Edinburgh, Scotland Festival of Music and Drama.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 55, 1952
The fifty-fifth page of the scrapbook features the travel log from the trip. It details which sites were visited in what order and some are dated.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 56, 1952
Reflection (Choreographic work : Cranko)
SadlerÕs Wells Theatre (London, England)
The fifty-sixth page of the scrapbook features a newspaper clipping from a ballet performance of John Cranko's "Reflection" premier by the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet. The performance was held at the Empire Theatre in Hackney, London, England.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 57, 1952
The fifty-seventh page of the scrapbook features two newspaper clippings. Both clippings were written about a performance by the Hamburg State Opera at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. The opera was Carl Weber's "Der Freischutz".
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 58, 1952
The fifty-eighth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 59, 1952
The fifty-ninth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 60, 1952
The sixtieth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 61, 1952
The sixty-first page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, [Page 61.1], 1952
This pamphlet about King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England was found loose between pages sixty-one and sixty-two. The first page discusses the Great Windows, which are known to be the most complete set of ancient windows on Earth.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, [Page 61.2], 1952
The inside of the pamphlet contains further information about the windows of King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, [Page 61.3], 1952
The back page of the pamphlet is a continuation of the details of the windows of King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, [Page 61.4], 1952
This ticket was also found loose in the pages of the scrapbook between pages sixty-one and sixty-two. It can be seen here. It was a table reservation at the Edinburgh Festival Society Limited, Festival Club lunch.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 62, 1952
The sixty-second page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 63, 1952
The sixty-third page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 64, 1952
The sixty-fourth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 65, 1952
The sixty-fifth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 66, 1952
The sixty-sixth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 67, 1952
The sixty-seventh page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 68, 1952
The sixty-eighth page of the scrapbook is blank.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 69, 1952
The sixty-ninth page of the scrapbook features a drawing of a castle by a mountain on a lake.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 70, 1952
The seventieth page of the scrapbook features signatures and wishes from several of the people featured in photographs throughout the trip.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 71, 1952
The seventy-first page of the scrapbook is blank besides a drawn grid.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Page 72, 1952
The seventy-second page of the scrapbook is blank besides a drawn grid.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Inside Back Cover, 1952
This is the inside back cover of the scrapbook. It features an image of Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Muriel Orr-Ewing Travel Photograph Album, Back Cover, 1952
This is the back cover of the scrapbook.