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two cousins of Isabel Brandão de Melo

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Two cousins of Isabel de Sousa Holstein Brandão de Melo standing beside her at the Cova on 13 October 1917.

From Lisboa?Travelled from afarAttitude beforehand: Believer1 passage · 13 October 1917
13 OctSecond-handSaw itLetterTravelled from afarSun spinning
As told by Isabel de Jesus Maria de Sousa Holstein Brandão de Melo
English

Two of my cousins who were near me were beside themselves and affirmed that they saw the sun exactly like a piece of fireworks spinning dizzily.

Português (original)

Deux de mes cousines qui étaient près de moi, étaient hors d'elle-même[m]es et affirmaient voir exactement le soleil comme une pièce de feu d'artifice tournant vertigineusement.

DCF III-1, Doc. 238 · letter · 31 Oct 1917 (3 weeks later)View scans (2)Link