United States Lines Series- General Folder

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

United States Lines Series- General Folder

Entry/Object ID

K0001.153.01

Scope and Content

This folder consists of nine items: 1. New York to Cobh and Liverpool, Deck Plan of American One Class Ships American Shipper, American Importer: Multi-page stapled tricolor booklet. Undated, ca. 1920s. Deck plans for the vessels SS American Shipper and SS American Importer, featuring photos of ship's interiors and ports of call. 2. 1929 Unites States Lines Cabin Plan of the Oil Burning Twin Screw Passenger Steamships President Harding, President Roosevelt: Single, folded chart-sized page. Deck plans for the vessels SS President Roosevelt and SS President Harding. 3. Sailings, United States Lines: Single, folded tricolor page. Dated 1931. Sailing dates for transatlantic trips for the 1931 season. 4. Cabin Class Fares, United States Lines: Multi-page stapled tricolor booklet, dated 1930. Deck plans and rates of fare for the vessels SS George Washington, SS America, SS President Harding, SS President Roosevelt and SS Republic. Back pages contain photos depicting representative common areas for cabin passenger classes aboard each vessel. 5. To Europe, Cabin Class on the President Harding & President Roosevelt, Deck Plan: Single, folded tricolor chart-sized page. Undated, ca. 1920s. Deck plans for the vessels SS President Harding and SS President Roosevelt, featuring photos depicting ports of call and shipboard amenities. 6. Third Class Fares, United States Lines: Multi-page stapled booklet, dated 1931. Sailing dates and rates of fare for transatlantic crossings in the third passenger class aboard vessels in the United States Lines' fleet. 7. Tourist Class, United States Lines: Multi-page stapled color-illustrated cover booklet. Dated 1934. Pictorial overview of the cruise experience aboard vessels SS Washington and SS Manhattan. 8. See New Russia in the Making, Tours in the USSR: Single, folded quad-color page. Dated 1934. Brochure profiling cruises to Soviet Russia. Provides sailing dates, rates of fare, itineraries etc. First instance in the Kingsbury Collection of a cruise tour exclusively to Soviet Russia/ multiple Russian ports. 9. United States Lines, The American Way to Europe: Multi-page stapled booklet, tricolor cover. Dated 1934. Pictorial overview of the cruising experience aboard the United States Lines' fleet. Photos depicting accommodations with text emphasizing that "real beds" were present in staterooms.

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