Jeptha Homer Wade Travel Journals: Germany July 18 to October 16, 1914Main MenuAbout this TranscriptionThe Travel Journals of Jeptha Homer Wade II (1857-1926) Germany & the UK July 18, 1914 to October 16, 1914A verbatim description of a handwritten travel journal created by Jeptha Homer Wade (1857-1926) in MS. 3292 The Jeptha Homer Wade Family Papers, the Cleveland History Center, Cleveland, OhioPage 01: July 18, 1914Page 09: July 31-August 1, 1914Page 48: August 31-September 1, 1914Page 77: September 30-October 1, 1914Motor Trip, Cont: Farnham, Aldershot, and Frith HillHolly M. Witchey19088b74475107330529d28176d24cbcb2b99ec0
The New Rathaus Building
12016-07-22T07:34:48-07:00Kelly Muellerd3b0d952cffe3f21edc6c5541645a2fc75bf2bec101622The New Town Hall (German: Neues Rathaus) or New City Hall in Hanover, Germany, is a city hall and was opened on July 20, 1913, after having been under construction for 12 years. It is a magnificent, castle-like building of the era of Wilhelm II in eclectic style at the southern edge of the inner city (outside of the historic city centre of Hanover).plain2016-07-22T07:35:09-07:00Kelly Muellerd3b0d952cffe3f21edc6c5541645a2fc75bf2bec
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12016-07-06T12:06:39-07:00Page 07: July 28-30, 19144plain2016-08-17T11:11:48-07:00Rained of [sic] + on all day. July 29 Rainy day. Left at 950 No trouble in getting out of town Good road mostly paved with small stone blocks all way to Hanover. Had lunch at Meyers Hotel Soltau Very fair. Then through Celle quaint old town to Hanover 100 m. in 4 hrs 20 min Rather flat country. Much hotter just coming into bloom. Must be beautiful later. Got fine rooms at Hanover at Hotel Royal. All took a walk of a mile then Jep + I a longer one. Had good dinner in D.R. July 30 Took a 2 hours drive in landau in A.M. through the large public park left in wild state past the new Rathaus in its beautiful park sitting by numerous fine residences, burried [[?]] in flowers, but not as artificially arranged as in Hamburg and through the old town which was of little interest Many fine public bldgs The approach of lindens [[?]] and
