The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... light which filters through the tinted windows com- bine to produce an effect that abides in my memory as overwhelming . " The Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre , however , is disappoint- ing . A church was built there in ...
... light which filters through the tinted windows com- bine to produce an effect that abides in my memory as overwhelming . " The Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre , however , is disappoint- ing . A church was built there in ...
Page 660
... lights at the left mark the soaring spans of East River bridges and the lone light in the back- ground is atop the Metropolitan Tower , confirmed by the Senate - which consists of ten chief. NEW YORK : THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING . NEW ...
... lights at the left mark the soaring spans of East River bridges and the lone light in the back- ground is atop the Metropolitan Tower , confirmed by the Senate - which consists of ten chief. NEW YORK : THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING . NEW ...
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... light needed . The size of a house is reckoned by the number of mats , two yards long and a yard wide , which go to cover its floor . Though a well - to - do Japanese may have a variety of furniture , it is only brought out , as ...
... light needed . The size of a house is reckoned by the number of mats , two yards long and a yard wide , which go to cover its floor . Though a well - to - do Japanese may have a variety of furniture , it is only brought out , as ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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