French Line Series

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

French Line Series

Entry/Object ID

K0001.47

Scope and Content

This Series Consists of Eighteen Folders The French Line is the English alias for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, which was established in 1861 . The line provided mail service and received a government subsidy from France to operate several transatlantic routes. The line sailed to and from ports in Europe, North America, South America and North Africa. The Compagnie Generale merged with the Compagnie des Messagaries Maritimes in the late 1960s to form the Compagnie Generale Maritime.

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, French Line, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, Passenger Accomodation, Passenger Activities, Shipbuilding, Shipboard Life, Deck Plans, World Cruises

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1950 - 1974