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A dictionary and a typewriter went around the world with her
Alma Karlin left on a world journey in 1919 carrying a typewriter and a multilingual dictionary. She financed her travels through work such as interpreting and writing about the places she visited. The luggage contained tools for earning as well as recording.
Her working equipment traveled with her route.
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