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RAVEL Maurice (1875-1937)

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RAVEL Maurice (1875-1937)

L.A.S. "Maurice Ravel", Chicago to San Francisco January 29, 1928, to his friends Lucien GARBAN in Paris| 1 oblong page on the back of an illustrated postcard (Michigan Avenue, Chicago), envelope.

Travel in America.
"Dear friends, 2 days and 3 nights on the railroad: I have time to write. I had some in Cleveland, a city of no interest, but I kept him busy sleeping. Spring in New York, Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Cleveland where, on the 2nd day, it rained to brighten up my walk. Then, suddenly, the rain turned into a snowstorm and freezing cold. It stopped snowing in Chicago, which I just walked through, but it was enough to almost freeze my hands. Now we're heading for the sun - they say. Will I have time to write you a note from S. Francisco? Rehearsals, concerts, receptions, the Negro Quarter, Chinese, dancings "...

The complete works, no. 2130.