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Log book of the Red Star Line S.S. Belgenland world cruise

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Description: Log book, with itinerary, passenger list, weekly abstract of log, printed descriptions of places, and hand-written accounts of stops on the trip. Contains numerous items laid-in or mounted on pages: port itineraries, postcards, souvenir brochures, seat and luggage tickets and other maritime-related ephemera and memorabilia. A small number of letters are also laid-in. The log book appears to have been printed by the American Express Company Cruise Department which jointly operated the world cruises with the Red Star Line.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1924-1925
Call number: 647450
Creator: Murphy, Hattie(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Lee Wise, October 12, 2005. Log book belonged to Hattie Murphy (later Wise), mother of Lee Wise.
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World cruise of the Red Star Line S.S. Belgenland : sailing from New York December 17, 1928

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Advertising leaflet for the 1970 cruise season with seven sheets of cruise details, itineraries and fares laid in.

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At head of title: SS Mariposa. "Lit 231 Litho in U. S. A. 12-70-60"--back cover, bottom. "Pomona travel agency... Pomona, Calif."--back cover, stamped, blue ink. "FEB 26 1971"--front cover, stamped, blue ink. Advertisement for Alaska cruise with stops along the Canadian Pacific Coast ; including itineraries, accommodation descriptions, fares, shore excursions, general information, special June anniversary cruises, and deck plans. Focus of item: Mariposa.

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APL World cruise map

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Along right side of map is space to right out a travel itinerary, and below it a graphic of APL vessel stack; map was once folded and the right side would form the back and front covers of the folded map. "ADV WM2 100M 10-58"--text, small type, in space between itinerary and graphic. "[1958/9]"--in ms., in pencil, lower right corner.

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This collection consists of approximately 1,375 printed items that form part of the John Haskell Kemble maritime collection compiled by American maritime historian John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990). The collection dates from approximately 1720 to 1990 and contains prints, ephemera, maps, charts, calendars, objects, and photographs related to maritime and land-based travel, often from Kemble's own travels. The collection is divided into five series: prints; ephemera; maps, charts, and calendars; objects; and photographs. A large portion of this collection remains unprocessed.

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Detailed travel guide for first time Japanese travelers to the United States rail system. Discusses the importance of creating an itinerary, train facilities, how to book tickets, luggage, railway routes and fares. At the time of this publication, the Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki-kaisha (NYK) ran regular shipping routes to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle via Honolulu, and the West Coast is clearly meant as a starting point for travels.

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Log book of the Red Star Line S.S. Belgenland world cruise

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