APL: President Polk Labor Day Dinner Menu 9/2/1963
Fancy dinner menu for the President Polk as she was en route to Yokohama on cruise around the world voyage 62. These folks ate well!
Matson Line: 1962 Monterey Passenger List
Great PL for the lovely Little Monterey as she was sailing form Hawaii to San Francisco on July 26th 1962.
United States Lines: SSUS 160 Westbound Log Card
Excellent log card for the ships voyage 160 west bound to NY from Southampton via Le Harve.
United States Lines: Stateroom and Hold Baggage tag set.
Nice set of unused tags for the USL … probably dating to the later 1940’s.
United States Lines: SS America Cruise Plan
Great copy of the colorful SS America cruise plans … I bet a West Indies cruise on this little al would have been just delightful. Printed double sided on heavier newsprint like paper.
Book: Great American Passenger Ships by Bill Miller
One of Billy Milly’s excellent overview books… filled with photos and info on the greatest American passenger ships. This was an Ex library book and discarded from the Pulaski, Va Library. A great book and priced accordingly.
Chandris: Ultimate Australis Brochure **Restocked**
The crafty and thrifty Greeks always made good use of secondhand tonnage … and they loved using American ships for their quality construction. The Greeks snapped up the SS America when USL decided to sell her in the mid 1960’s and made a fortune with the immigrant trade to Australia. She had several name and ownership changes and wrecked off the Canary Islands on her way to becoming a hotel in the far east. A sad ending to a spectacular and charming ship. An excellent copy in like new condition and full of spectacular photography that shows off her American Heritage well.
American Export: SS Constitution Publicity Photo
Lovely publicity view of the Connie later in her life …. Well after her forward superstructure was rebuilt and her hull was painted white. Years later she and her sister would revive cruising around the Hawaiian Islands. She would later sink on her way to the scrappers.
United States Lines: SS United States Trials Booklet
Once of the most sought after items from the Ships EARLY life is this excellent trials booklet that was published in celebration of the chips completion and Trials off the Virginia Capes. Filled with info on the ship , trials schedules, decoration info, a portside centerfold profile, general ship facts and a list of suppliers … all in all 31 pages dedicated to the ship. I have had a few of these over the years … and they are getting harder to find all the time … and this one is in very good condition with just a little light blemishing to the cover and some little writing on the back cover.
United States Lines: SS America Cabin Passenger list 1950
Passenger list for the America … an eastbound voyage from NYC to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre departing on 9/9/1950. Very nice condition with age appropriate toning to the paper
United States Lines: SS American Gala Menu 1950
Great Gala Menu form the SS America dated Sept 14, 1950. America was sailing eastbound … and the clocks were advance and hour at midnight. Lovely delicious sounding and diverse fare on the menu … what a meal! Good condition with some toning to the cover. Lovely astrology symbols encircle a starboard bow rendering of the ship.
Waterman: Puerto Rico Guide and cruise letter
Nice Puerto Rico guide and cruise letter for the Waterman Lines. Undated .. but I’m guessing late 1950’s. 12 day cruise for $230 or 245 seems like a pretty good deal to me!
United States Lines: SS United States Blank “Presents” Program
A nice plank copy of the a program folder … lovely life ring graphic.
United States Lines: SS United States blank Mini Etching Menu
Nice menu with some discoloration and blank inside. These little menus were usefully used when the ship was in port and hosting some sort of pier side event.
Moore McCormack Lines: The Luxury World of the Ss Argentina and SS Brasil Brochure-Deck plan
A lovely Folding brochure DP for the American sisters .. at the time our newest cruise ships. One side is to to bottom filler with color coded deck plans …and the other is filled with the cover photos, ship info and interior photos. Not sure I really liked their interiors … but I loved their modern looks. Excellent , like new condition.
United States Lines: SS United States “The Big Ship” by Frank Braynard.
This book was a labor of love for Frank … and certainly one of his best. WFG’s Brother Frederick was the force behind the book … and Frank took on the project whole heartedly. The dust cover has some rips and tears buy the book itself is solid … a true classic!
United States Lines: SS United States Gin Rummy Scorepad
Excellent Gin Rummy (my favorite adult card game) scorepad. Printed in deep blue and featuring the Lester Beal eagle.
Dollar Steamship: SS President Van Buren Portrait Writing paper.
Excellent sheet of writing paper for the Dollar Line PVB “535” type vessel. I rarely fins Dollar Line items … and this one is in excellent a stunner!
Grace Line: Crusine the Caribbean with the Santa Sisters
Great Caribbean brochure for the 4 new Santas: Magdelena, Marina, Maria, and Mercedes. Great brochure includes interior renderings, deck plans and cabin plans.
Farrell Lines: African Endeavor and Enterprise Deck Plans and Interiors Brochure
Great DP brochure for the African sisters ..Lovely colored plans with B/W interior photos.
Grace Line: Santa Magdalena, Mariana and Maria early post cards
Lovely early portrait postcard for the Santa sisters. Launched with a pretty ugly stovepipe funnel .. it was later replaced with a little improved more normal sized smokestack, Nice unused card .. several available.
American Export Lines: New SS Atlantic Large DP and Interiors fold out
Super large fold out deck plan brochure for the New Atlantic. Like new and dated March 1960 and stamped by the Pomona Travel agency … contact Charlotte Davis (no relation)
American Export: Connie and Indy Ochre deck Plan Booklet
Super nice ochre colored deck plan booklet for the lovely sisters. Excellent condition dated Jan 1962.
United States Lines: Early Miniature Deck Plan
Nice SSUS miniature deckplan … a old file copy for a long closed travel agency. Good condition with a small divot on the top of the fold line. Includes ship facts and figures.
United States Lines: SSUS Cabin Class Deck Plan
Nice early set of SSUS Cabin class deck plans .. these probably date to the early 1950’s. USL deck plans in this time period were superb … very detailed including photos and filled with color. This particular plan is in excellent condition.