Photograph album entitled 'How We Journeyed to Monte Carlo'
- Made:
- 1926-08
- maker:
- Noble, Dudley Henry
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On the inner leaf is a signed inscription by Noble - 'a record of an economy trial of a Rover Ten from Calais to Monte Carlo August 1926' and ' with the car were: C.F. Newsome, W. Sprague (RAC), Jack Stanley'. The album contains photographs of the men listed at points along their journey with the car.
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Frontispiece: A record of an economy trial of a Rover Ten from Calais to Monte Carlo, August 1926. Signed D. Noble.
With the car were:- C.F. Newsome, W. Sprague, Jack Stanley and D. Noble.
Album consists of fifteen pages each containing a monochrome photograph and a hand written description.
Page 1. A monochrome photograph 14 x 19 cms of the Rover Ten Registration No. RW 8532 parked by the roadside enroute for Dover.
Page 2. A monochrome portrait photograph 14 x 19 cms of Jack Stanley and W. Sprague sitting in the car.
Page 3. Monochrome photograph of shipping the car at Dover.
Page 4. Monochrome photograph of C.F. Newsome and Jack Stanley relaxing on board the channel boat.
Page 5. Monochrome photograph car RW 8532 on the road near Joigny.
Page 6. Monochrome photograph of the three travellers parked on a bridge South of Lyons.
Page 7. Monochrome photograph shows the car parked by the roadside enjoying grapes in the South.
Page 8. Monochrome photograph of the car in front of the Arc of Triomphe at Orange.
Page 9 and 10 blank.
Page 11. Inscribed note: The car was sealed up in a special ‘bag’ when a lock-up garage was not available at overnight stopping places. (Aix-en-Provence)
Page 12. Monochrome photograph of the car beside the Mediterranean near Cannes.
Page 13. Monochrome photograph of the travellers taking a swim by the wayside.
Page 14. Monochrome photograph shows the car on the shore road near Cannes.
Page 15. Monochrome photograph of the car entering Monte Carlo.
Page 16. Monochrome photograph of the car parked by the Casino at Monte Carlo.
Page 17. Monochrome photograph of the car parked on the road above Monte Carlo.
Page 18. Monochrome photograph showing the car on a road in the French Alps.
Page 19. Monochrome photograph shows the car parked, using the ‘Caro’ bag as a camp on the return journey.
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- Identifier:
- MS/0456/6
- Access:
- Open Access
- copyright:
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