Pamphlet: The U.S.S. Siboney's Paris Leave. July 19-29, 1919. With: promotional flyer for Pantheon of the War, Paris, no date, (1919).
Entry/Object ID
2006.012.0001
Scope and Content
Pamphlet: The U.S.S. Siboney's Paris Leave. July 19-29, 1919. Pamphlet, 4" wide x 7" high, [4] pp. With: promotional flyer for Pantheon of the War, Paris, no date, (1919). Typical of items that military personnel would receive when on leave.
cf. 2006.012.0000 (and 'related') for list of ephemera in this group and background on the vessel as provided by a dealer of this material. (The Siboney, part of the Cruiser and Transport fleet of World War I, is known to have docked at Hoboken (Port of Embarkation and Debarkation) on May 15, 1918 and departed on the 16th for Virginia.)
The Paris Leave pamphlet was apparently a stock promotional brochure issued by the Panorama Picture of the War which was a commercial tourist site and was customized for a ship's party as seen by the title and instructions on page [4], This place is the first one mentioned at the bottom of page [1] of places to visit.
The second items is an advertising flyer titled "Pantheon of the War" which included the Panorama Picture of the War. A single leaf, 8-1/4" wide x 10-3/4" high folded to 4-1/8" wide x 5-3/8" high; [4] pp opening to a full-size flyer on the reverse.
Acquisition
Accession
2006.012
Source or Donor
Metz, Holly
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Gift of Holly Metz.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1919 - 1919
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1919
Date(s): 1919
Level of Description: Folder