Name/Title
French Line Series- SS ChamplainEntry/Object ID
K0001.47.06Scope and Content
This folder consists of four items:
1. French Line Tourist Deck Plans, Champlain: Multi-page, folded bicolor brochure, dated 1934. Features photos of accommodations and ammennities aboard the SS Champlain, and provides general cruise information. Cover features the French Alps, centerfold features a highway map of France, for those who would disembark in France for motor-tours of the country.
2. Tourist Class Accommodations SS Champlain: Single, folded-newsprint bicolor page. Dated Oct. 30, 1931. Provides deck plans and photos of the accommodations for tourist-class passengers.
3. SS Champlain Cabin Class Deck Plans: Multi-page, folded part-color, very thick brochure, dated 1934. Provides photos, maps, and general information about sailings offered aboard the SS Champlain. Curiously, a "wireless" room and a dog kennel/ play-area are listed as ammenities aboard.
4. Champlain French Line: Multi-page, covered and stapled black and white booklet dated 1937. Booklet features a "playing card" theme, with the ship's namesake, Samuel de Champlain, depicted as a knave of hearts. Booklet features photos of the Champlain's interior and exterior.Collection
Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera CollectionLexicon
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Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Cruise Liners, Cruise Ships, Passenger Liners, French Line, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, SS Champlain, Passenger Accomodation, Passenger Activities, Shipbuilding, Shipboard Life, Deck Plans, World CruisesArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1950 - 1974
