Singapore Diary of Palmer Tennant From the Straits
Palmer Tennant and his wife recount five weeks in Singapore Straits Settlement in April 1929. He describes voyage routes from Manila to Hong Kong to Singapore, Raffles founder lore, the city’s harbors and markets, diverse peoples, architecture, tropical flora and a note on the Dutch wife bed bolster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Tennant
Singapore
Straits Settlement
Hongkong
China
Manilla
Empress of Asia
Canadian Pacific Line
N.Y. K
London
South China Sea
Annam
Indo-China
Sina- Pore
Tom Raffles
Malacca
Equator
India
Asia
Malay Peninsula
England
Europe
Pacific
Atlantic
Straits of Malacca
New York
Samson
Tanendam
Harbers
America
Lynch and family ties traced across states and seas
A fragment notes Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Lynch of Cleveland and a family connection through two sisters who married John and Frederick Eager of Hagerstown Maryland. The writer mentions travels to Singapore and Batavia Java with references to Asia and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank.j. Lynch
Cleveland
Unio
John
Frederick Eager
Hagerstown
Maryland
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S. E. Corner
Public Square
Baltimore
Dior
Myecte Exevex Pto
Clark Firefir
Aim Cit Watches
de Gott
Gillette
Ize
Vicks Saleg
Carey
Squibb
Petrolatum
Aixe D. & R
Alxe
Butters
Red Bass
Salta
W. Franklin St
S. Potomac St
Washington Square
N. Potomac Street
Claybank
Far East
Temple
Dutch East Indies
Sapore
Batavia
Java
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Virstion
Down Kids
Benrus Watch Co
Anteed Wateh
North Potomac ST