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Animals – 1: Camp dogs – 1

Animals – 1: Camp dogs – 1

June 25, 2024
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s interest in animals, and love of dogs in particular, is clear in many of her letters. This post is one…

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Police – 1: The local police officer

Police – 1: The local police officer

October 4, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s dealings with the local police in Arabah el-Madfunah. Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley had frequent contact…

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Sardic

Sardic

June 28, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at “Sardic”, the head servant at Abydos, and the extraordinary range of his contributions to the success of the…

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A busy five days in Cairo, 10–14 October 1929

A busy five days in Cairo, 10–14 October 1929

April 19, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. In this post, join Myrtle Broome in Cairo, visiting the British Consulate, the Gezira Sporting Club, the Cairo Museum and the Pyramids,…

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