French Line Series Folder 2

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

French Line Series Folder 2

Entry/Object ID

K0001.47.02

Scope and Content

This folder consists of five items: 1. The French Line Fleet: bicolor, small stapled booklet, dated ca. 1950. "A brief resume of the French Line"; features statistics about various French Line vessels and describes the extent of the the range of cruises offered by the line. Features a black and white thumbnail photo on each page. 2. Here I Go; Tourist Costs in France are Down Again: Bicolor, single-page folded brochure dated 1933. Bochure contrasts current and 1926-27 prices for :suite de luxe aboard the SS Ile de France, Parisian and French tourist fare, chauffeured livery, a first class Parisian hotel room and outside cabins aboard the SS Paris. Title page discusses how the depression in America has not decreased the US dollar's buying power abroad. Cover features an illustrated "optical illusion", which at first appears to be a smiling woman wearing a turban, but on closer examination turns out to be a suitcase with a smiling face superimposed on its side. 3.Third Class Ile de France, Champlain, De Grasse, Paris, Normandie: Covered, multi-page stapled booklet, dated July 1938. Provides photos of the accommodations and ammenities aboard several French Line vessels, and describes the 3rd class cruising experience. 4. French Line Announces new Fast Motorships Washington, Winnipeg, Wyoming: Single-page unfolded, (unfolded brochure) undated, but ca. 1935. A release to travel agents, the brochure alerts potential shippers and pasengers to new sailings aboard motor vessels between Los Angeles and Antwerp for shipping and cruising purposes. 5. Paris, Champlain, Lafayette Tourist Class: Undated, bicolor stapled multi-page booklet. Features photos and illustrations depicting accommodations, ammenities and ports of call aboard the Paris, Champlain and the Lafayette. Probably ca. 1935

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