Name/Title
Moore McCormack Lines Series- General Folder #3Entry/Object ID
K0001.92.03Scope and Content
This folder consists of six items:
1. The Mooremack News, Summer 1955: Multi-page stapled booklet. Black and white, dated Summer 1955. News about the Moore McCormack company. Features articles about members of the company, the company's fleet, future plans, general interest stories about ports travelled to, etc. Cover features aerial view of Rio de Janiero with the backside of the hillside Jesus monument in the foreground.
2. Fascinating South America: Single, poster-formatted page. Undated, ca. 1955. Bicolor. General overview of the cruising lifestyle and information about the ports travelled to by Moore McCormack, and shore excursions offered. Features a few photos of people/events at ports of call. Cover features illustration of Carmen Miranda-style woman.
3. American Republics Line, Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. Managing Agents, Passenger Accommodations on the Modern, Express Luxury Liner SS Uruguay: Single, chart-sized multicolor page. Undated, ca. mid 1950s. Deck plans for the SS Uruguay. Features photo of vessel from starboard side view.
4. South America Cruises, 38 Days, See the Americas First, Travel the American Route to South America. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.: Multi-page, color cover, extremely large-format stapled booklet. Undated, ca. early 1950s. Features deckplans for the American Republics Line class of vessels, (SS Argentina, SS Uruguay and SS Brazil). Small black and white photos depict accommodations and amenities, and color illustrations depict a nautical mythology motif.
5. Moore Mc Cormack Cruises to South America: Multi-page stapled black and white booklet. Dated July 1947. Photo-heavy booklet showcasing route and ports of call for the line's South American service. Other photos depict passengers engaging in shipboard activities.
6. The Uruguay Operated by Moore-McCormack Lines as a Unit of the Good Neighbor Fleet in Service Between New York and East Coast South America: Multi-page cardstock, stapled booklet. Ca. early 1950s. Purely textual booklet describes staterooms, gathering rooms and dinner halls aboard the SS Uruguay. Back section of booklet provides credentials of all maritime crewmembers.Collection
Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera CollectionLexicon
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Date(s) of Creation
Mar 31, 2011
