Matson Line Series-SS Mariposa-SS Monterey Joint Folder

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Matson Line Series-SS Mariposa-SS Monterey Joint Folder

Entry/Object ID

K0001.89.07

Scope and Content

This folder consists of ten items: 1. SS Monterey and SS Mariposa Room Plan: Single, chart-sized page. Dated Aug. 1938. Features large, color photos of passengers aboard and deck plans for the SSs Mariposa and Monterey. 2.Room Plan, SS Mariposa, SS Monterey to the South Pacific, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii: Multi-page stapled, color brochure, dated March 1958. Deck plans for the SS Mariposa and SS Monterey. Features numerous color phots of passengers engaging in shipboard activities. 3. Room Plan, SS Mariposa, SS Monterey: Matson Line to Hawaii , New Zealand, Australia, via Samoa, Fiji: Single, folded, chart-sized black and white page. Dated May, 1939. Deckplans for the SSs Mariposa and Monterey. 4.Cruise Fares, South Seas and Oriental Cruise, SS Mariposa, Tariff No. 1-A: Single, folded page. Dated April 28, 1932. Rates of fare for a South Seas and "Oriental" cruise aboard the SS Mariposa. LASSCO, (Los Angeles Steam Ship Co. is listed as a partner for this cruise). 5.Matson Lines to the South Pacific, Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Fares and General Information, SS Mariposa, SS Monterey: Multi-page stapled and folded booklet dated Nov. 1955. Rates of fare, sailing dates and general information for cruises to South Pacific ports for the 1955 season. Small illustrations of accommodations featured. 6. Matson Line to the South Pacific, Preliminary Sailing and Reservation Information, SS Mariposa, SS Monterey: Single page, folded, same content as item #5 of this folder, with different formatting. 7.Things You'll Want to Know Before You Go- and The Ship is Yours, While you Cruise to Matson's Ports of Paradise: Multi-page stapled booklet, dated Aug. 1965. General information about policy/procedure involved in pre-cruise preparation. 8. Cruise Through the South Pacific with Matson Lines: Single, folded, black and white page. Undated, ca. 1950s. Brief preliminary announcement of South Pacific service from Matson. Seems to have been printed out in the travel agency office, as it is oddly formatted and folded incorrecltly. 9. Matson Lines to the South Pacific SS Mariposa, SS Monterey: Single page, folded, color brochure, dated May 1959. Pictorial overview of the cruising lifestyle. Provides photos of ports of call and activities aviailable at ports. 10. New Soereigns of the Pacific, Mariposa and Monterey, New Standards of Speed and Luxury to Hawaii, South Seas, New Zealand, Australia: Multi-page stapled booklet, ca. early 1930s. Pictorial overview of the cruising lifestyle. Features large, black and white photos of passenger activities and thumbnail photos of ports of call. Text discusses ports and the luxury of the cruise experience.

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