OSK Line Series: General Folder #1

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

OSK Line Series: General Folder #1

Entry/Object ID

K0001.109.01

Scope and Content

This folder consists of seven items: 1.New, Fast Freighters for Far East-New York Express Line, MS Tosan Maru, MS Kyusu Maru: Multi-page stapled, tricolor booklet. Dated 1938. Provides information about freight-carriage service aboard new vessels Tosan Maru and Kyusu Maru between North American and Asian ports. In English and Japanese. 2. A Unique World Cruise South American Line, African Line: Multi-page stapled booklet. Color cover, dated June, 1938. Provides information about ports, general information, rates of fare and itinerary for a world-tour cruise aboard an Osaka Syosen Kaisya, (OSK Line) vessel. Prices provided are in Great British Pounds, not dollars. Features photos of ports, passengers aboard, and accommodations. 3. A Unique Round the World Service, South American & African Line, Joint Sailing Schedule and Tariff: Single page, tricolor, dated May 1934. Provides rates of fare and general information for round the world cruises operated jointly by OSK and NYK Lines. 4. Cabin Plan of MS Rio De Janiero Maru and MS Buenos Aires Maru: Single, folded, bicolor page. Undated, ca. 1950. Simple deck plans for vessels MS Rio de Janiero Maru and MS Buenos Aires Maru. Cover features blank spaces to notate to where and where from the vessel one is aboard is sailing. On-board item. 5. Kobe-Darien Service, OSK Line: Multi-page stapled booklet. Color-cover. Dated April 1933. Provides information about service between Darien, Manchuria and Kobe. Features photos of places of interest at both ports and explains that under its "new regime" Manchuria will be a fruitful land worth investing in. Brochure probably intended to appeal to potential American speculators. 6.Cabin Plan of SS Arabia Maru, SS Africa Maru and SS Arizona Maru: Single, folded, bicolor chart-sized page. Dated July 1936. Features deck plans for the vessels SS Arabia Maru, SS Africa Maru and SS Arizona Maru. Includes space on cover to write in where vessel is sailing to/from. 7. Untitled: Single, large chart-sized color page. Cropped from original size. Dated 1938. Folds out to reveal 1st Class Deck plans for an unnoted vessel. Features some information about the around-the-world service provided by OSK Lines. A few hand noted marks appear on deck plans, in Japanese.

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

May 23, 2011