Name/Title
Swedish America Line Series- MS GripsholmEntry/Object ID
K0001.146.02Scope and Content
This folder consists of fourteen items:
1. Gripsholm Cruises Around South America, The High Andes, THe Straits of Magellan, Cruising the Amazon: Multi-page stapled booklet, tricolor cover. Dated 1938. Each page profiles ports of call for a 1939 winter cruise around South America aboard the vessel MS Gripsholm.
2. Welcome Aboard the New Motorliner Gripsholm: Multi-page stapled, color-illustrated booklet. Undated, ca. 1940s. Features color illustrations of accommodations aboard the vessel MS Gripsholm. Cutaway-style illustrations depict exact situations of staterooms.
3. The Great Cruise Around Africa, Leaving New York, January 26, 1959, The New MS Gripsholm: Single, folded, chart-sized color page. Large format brochure dated Nov. 1958. Provides port information, itinerary, rates of fare, deck plans and general information for an African cruise aboard the vessel MS Gripsholm in January 1959. Photos depict accommodations, amenities, and people/places of interest at ports of call.
4. Cruises on the New, Deluxe M.S Gripsholm to the West Indies and South America December 20, 1958-16 Days, January 7, 1959-16 Days: Single, folded chart-sized color page. Dated 1958. Provides port information, itinerary, rates of fare, deck plans and general information for a West Indies and South American cruise aboard the vessel MS Gripsholm in the winter of 1958-59. Photos depict ship's interiors and things of interest at ports of call.
5. 50 Day Cruise to the Greek Islands, Mediterranean, and Spain, MS Gripsholm, Sailing from New York, Mar. 8, 1960: Single, folded chart-sized color page, dated 1959. Provides port information, itinerary, rates of fare, deck plans and general information for cruise aboard the MS Gripsholm. Photos depict things of interest at ports of call and ship's interiors.
6. The DeLuxe Motorliner Gripsholm: Single, folded chart-sized page dated 1938. Deck plans for the MS Gripsholm.
7. Cruise Plan, Swedish American Line Presents with Pride, the new and Beautiful Motorliner Gripsholm: Single, folded, chart-sized page. Dated 1957 (?) Artists renditions of interior views of the new vessel MS Gripsholm.
8. First Class and Cabin Class, Plan of Passenger Accommodation, De Luxe Motorliner Gripsholm: Single, folded chart-sized page, dated 1947. Deck plans for the vessel MS Gripsholm.
9. First and Tourist Class Deck Plan, Swedish American Line Presents with Pride the New and Beautiful Motorliner Gripsholm: Single, folded chart-sized page dated 1957. Deck plans for the vessel MS Gripsholm.
10. MS Gripsholm: Small, single page, folded. ndated, ca. 1950s. Deck plans for the MS Gripsholm.
11. What the Travel Experts Say About the New Gripsholm: Single, folded tricolor page. Undated, ca. 1950s. Features snippets of letters complementing the Swedish America Line's service.
12. The Swedish America Line Is Proud to Announce the Launching of the New Motorliner Gripsholm: Single, folded tricolor glossy cardstock page. Undated, ca. 1957. Announcement of the launch of MS Gripsholm. Features illustration of the vessel underway.
13. Cruise to the Mediterranean in Springtime, MS Gripsholm, From New York May 1, 1970, 32 Days: Multi-page stapled color booklet, dated 1969. Provides itinerary, deck plans and port information for Mediterranean cruise aboard the Gripsholm in the spring of 1970.
14. Gripsholm Cruise Around South America 1940, Sailing January 26: Single, tricolor folded page dated 1939. Provides deck plans, rates of fare, port information and itinerary for cruise around South America aboard the MS Gripsholm in 1940.Collection
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Date(s) of Creation
Jun 8, 2011