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Meeting Queen Elizabeth in Paris and a Paris cold spell
Excerpts from a round robin letter describe Dr. Dorothy Quynn and her husband in Paris during February 1955. They recount meeting Queen Elizabeth at the Franco Scottish exposition and detail a harsh cold wave that froze Seine traffic lights and coal supply, forcing residents to endure electric heater shortages and food price spikes.
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Seine
Paris
Dorothy Quynn
William Quynn
Quynn
University of Maryland
Quynh
Ameline
Urbana
Bibliotheque National
National Library
France
Edward