RMS Caronia - Cunard White Star Line

Name/Title

RMS Caronia - Cunard White Star Line

Entry/Object ID

K0001.030.033

Scope and Content

This folder contains sixteen items. 1. Brochure titled 'Cunard - RMS Caronia 34,000 tons' (1949?) - contains colored illustrations of the interior of the Caronia. Cover is illustrated with a painting of the Caronia under a night sky. 2. Brochure titled "The New Caronia' (1949?) - decribes the features of the new Caronia, 'the largest liner built since the war'. Many colored photographs and line-drawn illustrations. Lavish production. 3. Brochure titled 'RMS Caronia - Plan of Cabin Class Accomodations' (1948) - contains line-drawn deck plans as well as descriptive text. 4. Brochure titled 'RMS Caronia - Plan of First Class Accomodations' (1948) - contains line-drawn deck plans as well as descriptive text. 5. Brochure titled 'RMS Caronia - Temporary Cruise Plan' (1948) - describes each deck of the Caronia in terms of its facilities and layout. 6. Brochure titled 'The New RMS Caronia Great African Cruise' (1949) - advertises a three month cruise aboard the Caronia. Contains many illustrations, a map, a list of general information, a schedule of fares, etc. Folds out to show a deck plan. 7. Brochure titled 'RMS Caronia - Plan of Cruise Accomodations' (1951) - large colored brochure illustrating the interior of the Caronia. Color photographs and colored deck plans. 8. Dinner menu for January 7, 1951 - cover shows a painting of the statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Grosvenor Gardens, London. 9. Luncheon menu for January 10,1951 - cover shows a logo featuring a leaping fish. 10. Dinner menu for January 11, 1951 - cover shows a painting of a group of pink flamingoes. 11. Luncheon menu for January 12, 1951 - cover shows a painting of fishing equipment with a stream in the background. 12. Dinner menu for January 12, 1951 - cover shows a painting of a man sitting astride a camel, watching another man speaking to a woman. 13. Luncheon menu for January 13, 1951 - cover shows a painting of a woodland, titled 'In The Trossachs'. 14. Luncheon menu for January 14, 1951 - cover shows a painting of a forest. The forest floor is covered with purple wildflowers. 15. Luncheon menu for January 15, 1951 - cover shows a painting of a covered wagon, stopped on a bridge. 16. Luncheon menu for January 16, 1951 - cover shows a flock of ducks taking wing at sunset.

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, M.V. Britannic, RMS Britannic, Britannic, Georgic, Passenger Accomodation, Passenger Activities, Shipbuilding, Shipboard Life, Deck Plans, Cunard White Star Line, Food, Menus, White Star Line, RMS Caronia

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1948 - 1951