Bland Line Series

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Bland Line Series

Entry/Object ID

K0001.014

Scope and Content

The Bland Line entered shipowning in 1861 operating between Gibraltar and Tangier. The company ran a transatlantic service from Huelva to Baltimore during the 1920s, but this was cancelled as the Great Depression worsened The Spanish Civil War caused a large drop in trade. The company suffered another setback n 1969 when the Spanish Government closed the border with Gibraltar, which seriously affected the ferry service to Tangier. The border remained closed until 1985 and in 1986 Bland Line withdrew from shipowning. The series consists of one folder. Folder 1 - Brochure K0001.013.001

Collection

Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brochure

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Car Ferries, Bland Line, France, Morroco, Gibraltar, Mons Calpe

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1954 - 1954