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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold3/1914/37 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 25 June 1914 |
| Address From | Hotel Augusta Victoria, Bad Nauheim, Germany |
| Address To | Villa Flandre, Newlands, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The address this postcard was sent to and the name of its addressee are written on the card; the date is provided by the postmark. A picture with the caption a ‘Bed-sittingroom’ at the Hotel Augusta Victoria, Bad Nauheim, is on the front, and the final insertion has also been written on the front of the card. Schreiner stayed in Bad Nauheim for some weeks during June to July 1914.
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1In the part of the room you don’t see is a large wardrobe & a book
2shelf & a writing desk, it opens with a glass door & two windows on
3the part balcony.
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5^Love from Olive^
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7^This is Will’s bedroom^
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2shelf & a writing desk, it opens with a glass door & two windows on
3the part balcony.
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5^Love from Olive^
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7^This is Will’s bedroom^
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