Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines Folder 4 - S.S Empress of Britain #2Entry/Object ID
K0001.021.005Scope and Content
This folder contains eight items.
1. Deck plan for the S.S. Empress of Britain (1930s)
2. Memorial booklet titled 'Empress of Britain: Lost in Action in the service of her country October 28 1940' (1940?) - possibly post-war, although this is difficulot to determine. Contains photographs of crew and distinguished passengers, photographs of the Empress of Britain at various ports-of-call, specifications and tributes. Gold-embossed cover, black-and-white photographs.
3. Deck plan for the new S.S. Empress of Britain (1950s) - printed on rice paper
4. Sheet advertising the launch of the S.S. Empress of Britiain, 22nd June 1955 (1955)
5. Commemorative brochure distributed to those attending the launching (1955) - contains black-and-white photographs of the construction of the ship, close-ups of gearing and machinery, etc.
6. Print of a painting of the S.S. Empress of Britain by Norman Wilkinson (date undetermined - ca. 1955)
7. Deck plan of the S.S. Empress of Britain (September 1955)
8. Promotional brochure for the S.S. Empress of Britain (1956) - contains many color paintings of interiors, pictures of launching ceremony, etc.Collection
Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Folder, FileNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, DocumentNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Cruise Liners, Cruise Ships, Passenger Liners, Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines, Canadian Pacific Railroad, S.S. Empress of Britain, Caribbean, Mediterranean, South America, South Africa, East Africa, Rio de Janeiro, Indonesia, Bali, AngkorArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1932 - 1939
