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Item
OT107
Title
OT107
Description
Schedule Card, Swansea Football Club Paris Tour April 1899. Light yellow emossed edges and plain cream interior. Title reads "Swansea Football Club Paris Tour Aril 1899. Headquarters: Hotel de Dijon, Paris". Dimensions: 3" x 4 1/2" (w7.6cm x 11.4cm).
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Rights Holder
CIC
Date
Abstract
This schedule card was issued to those who travelled with the Swansea Football Club on their historic trip to play a Combined Paris XV in April 1899, it being the penultimate match of the season. The interior of the card was printed with the travel arrangements on 14th April to Paris and the return schedule on 17th April. The team and management stayed at the Hotel de Dijon but some guests stayed at the nearby Hotel de Londres et de New York in Place du Havre.
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