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Christmas visitors

Christmas visitors

January 16, 2025
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. During their eight years working at the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley welcomed many Egyptian, European,…

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Shoes and clothes – 5

Shoes and clothes – 5

May 21, 2024
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the last in a series looking at clothing. This one focuses on Myrtle’s sewing, initially mostly for mending, but…

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Flying – 3

Flying – 3

October 3, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. During the 1930s air travel moved from being the preserve of pioneering aviators and the rich to scheduled air services within reach…

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