Union-Castle Line Series- General Folder

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Union-Castle Line Series- General Folder

Entry/Object ID

K0001.150.01

Scope and Content

This folder consists of nine items: 1. The Union-Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle, RMS Edinburgh Castle: Multi-page stapled booklet with color cover. Dated 1949. Photo-viewbook for the vessels RMS Pretoria Castle and RMS Edinburgh Castle, depicting the accommodations and amenities aboard. 2. Union-Castle Safmarine FOllow the Sun to South Africa, Cruising Holidays to South Africa and Canary Islands: Hotels: Multi-page stapled booklet, dated 1966. Photo-viewbook for the Union-Castle Fleet. Photos depict accommodations, amenities, shipboard services and activities. Text emphasizes that, although South Africa is the ultimate destination of its cruises, the cruise experience may as well be enjoyable. 3. Union-Castle Cruising Holidays in the Sun: Multi-page color booklet dated 1964. Pictorial overview of the cruising experience. 4. Union-Castle Line Motorships: Multi-page, color-illustrated cover booklet. Undated, ca. 1920s. Features photos of ship's interiors for the vessel RMS Winchester Castle 5. Union-Castle Line Fleet: Multi-page stapled booklet. Undated, ca. 1920s. Ships' Interior photos of the vessels of the fleet. 6. Union-Castle Line, Views of the FIrst Class Accommodation in Mail and Intermediate Vessels: Single, bicolor, folded chart-sized page. Dated 1954. Photos depicting first passenger class accommodations abaord Mail and Intermediate vessels in the Union-Castle Line. 7. Union-Castle Line, Views of the First Class Accommodation in Mail and Intermediate Vessels: Nearly identical in form and content to item #6 of this folder. 8. Union-Castle Line Handbook of Information for Passengers, Mail and Intermediate Services to South Africa, West and East Africa: Multi-page bound booklet. Dated 1937. Passengers' resource guide providing general policies/information for cruises on the line's vessels. 9. Rhodesia Castle, Kenya Castle: Multi-page, bicolor, stapled booklet dated 1951. Photo viewbook for the vessels Rhodesia Castle and Kenya Castle. Photos depict accommodations and common areas.

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

Jun 8, 2011