Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3·July–December 1934

July–December 1934

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 2 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3 (July–December 1934), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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33. Cyprus Limassol 10/7/34 Harbor Dear Pete - I had a good sleep last night & consequently have not finished the letter which I gen finge the first part last night as promise. The claim there is little time, but I'll add now what I can, hoping that goes- whatever case I see on other side or at the ladder when the Cyprus sails. I paid the photographer yesterday for the 20 plates of which he put either 6 or 7 into holders. The remaining 3 or 6 he was to keep until they were needed. I am miger mention the matter when you see him. He may now join & use entrance to hold them until I come again. In the location plan of Kalavrizi I aimed establish a convenient long line in relation to Dikaios' plan, of which you found the copy on the table, & then use it to locate the new trenches. The best way to get the line right not to do without the machine is to draw a straight part in the stream line & drive stakes at 8 or 10 m intervals space in the line. After that you need the long string 20 more. supposing the stakes are 8 m apart to get a line perpendicular to the base line at m(A)

Drawing: . . . . A . . . B . . . 16 10 8] of the stakes you

take two metertapes, I am on feet as 6 m at A & the other at 70 m out at B. Then you, holding the ends … continues

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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