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Northern Transportation Company

Date: 1920
Description: A small cruise ship is anchored in front of Northern Transportation Company's office building along the Fox River.
Photograph

Christopher Columbus Cruise Vessel Accident

Date: 06 30 1917
Description: Damaged ship on the Milwaukee River. The Christopher Columbus was a popular cruise vessel launched in 1893 and used to traverse the Great Lakes. On ...
Poster

American Flag Ship Travel Poster

Date: 1930
Description: An original lithograph depicting a scene aboard a United States Lines passenger ship, featuring what appears to be the New York City skyline in the backgro...
Poster

The American Way Travel Poster

Date: 1930
Description: An original lithograph depicting a scene aboard a United States Lines passenger ship, featuring a man and a woman looking toward the ocean's horizon.
Poster

United States Shipping Board Travel Poster: S.S. Leviathan

Date: 1928
Description: An original lithograph promoting the S.S. Leviathan as the "World's Largest Ship." The poster depicts an elevated view of a large number of tourists...
Photograph

S.S. "Nerissa"

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Description: View of the S.S. "Nerissa" ocean liner in the water near New York City. the ship features a large smokestack, two masts and several flags.
Photograph

"Queen Of Bermuda" Ocean Liner

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Description: View of the "Queen of Bermuda" ocean liner in the water near New York City. The large ship features three large smokestacks, two masts, and many lifeboats....
Photograph

"Queen Mary" Ocean Liner

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Description: Elevated view of the "Queen Mary" ocean liner in port. The large ship features three large smokestacks, two masts and lifeboats. "Queen ary" is painted on ...
Photograph

Queen Elizabeth 2, Hudson River

Date: 1968
Description: A small crowd mills about a cobblestone plaza near a brick building on the wharf adjacent to the Hudson River. The Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship is ...
Photograph

The "Lamora"

Date: 1938
Description: Men and sailors on board the large cabin cruiser "Lamora" at dock on Lake Superior.
Photograph

Enjoying a Cruise

Date: 1938
Description: Two men sitting on board cabin cruiser "Lamora" on Lake Superior. On the left is a bell with the name of the cruiser engraved on it.
Photograph

Waiting to Board The Lamora

Date: 1938
Description: Six men standing on dock next to cabin cruiser "Lamora" on Lake Superior. Two of the men are holding cameras.
Print

Norddeutscher Lloyd Lunch Menu

Date: 03 23 1901
Description: Luncheon menu from the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company, Bremen, with a three-quarter illustration of peop...
Print

Red Star Line Luncheon Menu

Date: 09 18 1908
Description: Luncheon menu from the S.S. Marquette, with a framed illustration of a white-bearded man in profile holding a pipe and turning away to look at a sai...
Print

Menu for Farewell Dinner on Board R.M.S. Volendam

Date: 01 22 1939
Description: Exterior and page from the interior of the menu for the farewell dinner aboard the R.M.S. Volendam, with party streamers and dinner guests in formal...
Print

Menu for Farewell Dinner on Board S.S. Resolute

Date: 11 06 1923
Description: Front cover and menu listing for the farewell dinner aboard the S.S. Resolute of the United American Lines. On the cover is a three-quarter view of ...
Print

S.S. Hamburg Farewell Dinner Menu

Date: 07 08 1936
Description: Farewell dinner menu in the form of a house decorated with folk art painting and trim, and a man and a woman in traditional dress perched at the two open w...
Print

R.M.S.S. Magdalena Dinner Menu

Date: 08 09 1890
Description: One-page menu from the R.M.S.S. Magdalena of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, with a parrot and a cockatiel perched on a branch above the compan...
Print

M.S. Kungsholm Dinner Menu

Date: 01 13 1934
Description: Handwritten menu and "Bon Voyage" greeting in a card from the Swedish American Line, with a Swedish castle on the cover, and on the inside of the card, a t...
Print

S.S. City of Berlin Luncheon Menu

Date: 09 14 1889
Description: One-page menu with a roundel with the seal of the Inman and International Steamship Company Limited, decorative borders, and corner ornaments.

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