Placecard

Object/Artifact

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Swedish American Museum

1995/76:12_Front

1995/76:12_Front

Name/Title

Placecard

Entry/Object ID

1995/76:12

Description

Swedish American Line place card with a blue background. White ship, yellow smokestacks with a blue circle and yellow three crowns emblem. Item is bent in half for table setting.

Context

The Swedish American Line (SAL) opened in 1915 and was used for immigrant travel until the mid-1920s. The SAL had four ships, SS Stockholm, TS Drottningholm, MS Gripsholm, and SS/MS Kungsholm. Ships ran direct from Gothenburg to New York. By the end of the 1920s, the SAL became a luxury cruise and tourist line, which many people used to travel between Sweden and the U.S.

Acquisition

Accession

1995/76

Source or Donor

Swanson, Robert

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Swanson

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Ocean travel, Table settings & decorations, Dining, Travel, Boat & ship companies, Eating & drinking

Search Terms

Swedish American Line

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

4-3/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Swedish American Line

Reproductions

Notes

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