R.M.S. Queen Mary # 2 - Cunard Lines

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

R.M.S. Queen Mary # 2 - Cunard Lines

Entry/Object ID

K0001.030.022

Scope and Content

This folder contains six items. 1. Large brochure titled 'R.M.S. Queen Mary' (1936) - contains a series of paitings illustrating the interior of the then-very new Queen Mary. 2. An issue of the Weekly Illustrated titled 'Weekly Illustrated Special - Queen Mary Number' (1936) - The Weekly Illustrated was one of many illustrated magazines of the time, along with Life, The Saturday Evening Post, etc. This issue contains many photographs of the Queen Mary, its construction, interiors, exteriors, etc. 3. Booklet titled 'R.M.S. Queen Mary - The Stateliest Ship Now in Being' (1936) - contains drawings and photographs of the interior of the Queen Mary as well as photographs of the relief sculptures, screens, etc. which were prominent features. 4. Magazine titled 'The Story of the R.M.S. Queen Mary' (ca. 1936) - commemorative publication, possibly for the trade. Contains extensive description of the construction of the Queen Mary along with many photographs. Features advertisements from the makers of fittings used aboard the Queen Mary. 5. Folder titled 'Candid Shots of Acticities Aboard the Queen Mary' (1938) - contains 12 gloss prints of candid photographs illustrating aspects of passenger life aboard the Queen Mary. Also contains a schedule of activities for passengers, inclduing a special concert programme with Don Ameche and Eddie Cantor as masters of ceremonies. 6. Schedule of activities for The Last Great Cruise (1967) - folded card detailing activities available to passengers on the 15th of November 1967. Passengers could take advantage of golf lessons, flamenco lessons, lessons in conversational German, private bridge instruction, various raffles and gambling games, calisthenetics on deck, and so on.

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

Search Terms

Cruise Liners, Cruise Ships, Passenger Liners, Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary, Passenger Accomodation, Passenger Activities, Shipbuilding, Shipboard Life, Eddie Cantor, Don Ameche

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1936 - 1957