Italian Line Series- General Folder #2

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Italian Line Series- General Folder #2

Entry/Object ID

K0001.73.02

Scope and Content

This folder consists of eight items: 1.Italian Line From Italy to Central America and the South Pacific, Marco Polo, Vespucci, Usodimare: Multi-page stapled booklet, color cover, dated 1953. Photo-heavy booklet showcases interior photos from vessels Marco Polo, Vespucci and Usodimare, all named after Italian explorers. This class of ship appears to be "economy class", as interiors are basic and utilitarian. Safety and innovative character of vessels is stressed over the luxury of the cruise experience. No actual cruise details provided. 2.Sports and Games on Board, Italian Line: Multi-page stapled booklet. Color cover, undated, but ca. early 1950s. Black and white photos of passengers engaging in sportive activities aboard. Text emphasizes the health benefits of exercise, and shows Italian athletes, mainly boxers, onboard. General brochure for the line, provides no specific cruise information. 3. Italia, Mn Donizetti, Mn Rossini, Mn Verdi, Diano Delle Sistemazioni Passeggeri: Single folded chart-sized page. Dated 1963. Deck plans for the class of vessels including Donizetti, Rossini and Verdi. Small photo of ship underway. 4.Plan to Have More Fun as you Run Away on Italian Line: Multi-page stapled booklet. Green paper. Undated but ca. 1960s. Deck plans for SS Michelangelo, SS Raffaello, and SS Leonardo Da Vinci. Back pages provide very general information about cruising, rates of postage around the world, average temperatures for ports, and a "checklist" for items to bring aboard cruise. 5.Augustus Giulio Cesare, Mediterranean- South America, Italian Line, First Class: Single page folded. Color, dated June 1966. General pictorial overview of cruising in first class style aboard vesels Augustus and Giulio Cesare from Italy to Iberian and South American ports. Interior views, photos of shipboard activities and basic info about select ports provided. 6."Givlio Cesare" "Avgvstvs" the Three Classes: Single page, part color, folded. Dated July, 1952. Features photos of accommodations and ammennities aboard the vessels Giulio Cesare and Augustus for each of the three passenger classes. 7."Conte Grande" "Conte Biancamano" Dall'Italia Al Sud America Tutti i Conforti Nelle Tre Classi: Single, part-color, folded page. Undated, ca. early 1950s. Photos of accommodations and ammennites for three passenger classes aboard Conte Grande and Conte Biancamano. Text is in Italian, photo captions in English and Italian. 8.The Story of Lido Crossing: Single, bicolor folded page. Dated 1938. Photos of ship interiors for all three passenger classes aboard SS Rex, SS Conte di Savoia, SS Roma, Mv Saturnia and MV Vulcania. Text discusses history of the line, and stresses the modernity and safety of the ships in this series.

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

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 31, 2011