Talk:M.S. Johnston album 1 - index, GA 'Carreck Archive'

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No, full transcriptions of the letters is NOT required. Just who by, who to and maybe what about and date you could always put the details
19 August 1900 W Whitaker in Keswick to Miss Johnston [Letter] [Page 1]
19 August 1900 W Whitaker in Keswick to Miss Johnston [Letter] [Page 4]
19 August 1900 W Whitaker in Keswick to Miss Johnston [Letter] [Page 2-3]
as to the photo - something like: W Whitaker [Photograph] [As page 7]
No real hard and fast rules - just what is logical ... p.s I think we can say its Whitaker
If there is anything that ties an item to a particular GA field trip - that will be important info as we will be having 'GA field trip Earthwise pages further down the line.