Eastern Steamship Series, folder 1

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Eastern Steamship Series, folder 1

Entry/Object ID

K0001.38.01

Scope and Content

This folder Consists of Seven Items: 1. S.S. Ariadne Cruises from Port Everglades etc.: Single-page folded, color brochure dated July 2, 1965. Provides rates, sailing dates and itineraries for 4-7 day cruises to Floridian and West-Indies ports. Color photos depict accomodations, amenities and shipboard activities. Deckplans for the Ariadne and a list of agents provided. Cover, color-photo depicts the Ariadne from 3/4 perspective, anchored at night. 2. Fun 'n Sun Cruises from Downtown Miami to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, S.S. Ariadne: Color, single-page folded brochure dated Dec. 15, 1962. Provides deck plans and rates for weekly 7-day cruise from Miami to ports in Puerto Rico and the USVi. Color photos depict accomodations, amenities and activities. Cover features color photo of the Ariadne docked or anchored at night. 3. S.S. New Bahama Star, 3 and 4 day Cruises from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas: Color, multi-page folded brochure dated June 1969. Features color photos of the same couple engaged in shipboard activities, using amenities, at ports of call and in accomodations. Centerfold features deck plans and cabin rates. 4. Big Time Bahama Cruises to Nassau and Nassau & Freeport: Color, multi-page folded brochure. Undated but probably ca. 1969. Contains same material as item 3, (above), but features different cover. Cover features illustration of the S.S. Bahama Star coming into port in the Bahamas. 5. S.S. Evangeline 6-day Cruises to Port Antonio & Kingston, Jamaica, Port Au Prince, Haiti: Single legal page, folded, undated. Deck plans for the S.S. Evangeline. Cabin rates provided as well. 6.Special Luxury Cruises to the Bahamas, Mexico, and West Indies, S.S. Ariadne: Color, multi-page brochure dated Jun. 2, 1969. Brochure features rates, sailing dates, itineraries and information for cruises departing Miami for ports in the Bahamas, Mexico and the West Indies. Color photos depict shipboard activities, accomodations, amenities and ports of call. Cover features small, tiled color photos of ship crew passengers. 7.Cruise on the Lavish New Liner S.S. Iroquois: Quad-color single-poster page folded brochure. Undated but probably ca. early 1930s. Features sailing dates, rates and general information for cruises departing New York for Portland and Bar Harbor Maine during the summer months. Features black and white photos of passengers at ports of call. Shipboard life is deemphasized, while the character and specificis of the ports of call are emphasized. Cover features illustration of ship coming into port in "one of Maine's Fjord-Like Harbors".

Collection

Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Folder, File

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Cruise Liners, Cruise Ships, Passenger Liners, Eastern Steamship Lines, Eastern Steamship Corporation, S.S. Ariadne, S.S. Iroquois, Passenger Accomodation, Passenger Activities, Shipbuilding, Shipboard Life, Deck Plans, World Cruises

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1930 - 1969