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  • Farewell Dinner

    Farewell Dinner

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    A printed farewell dinner menu from JHK's trip across the Atlantic from Glasgow to Boston, dated September 2 1938 Inside the menu are three manuscript inscriptions to JHK.

    ephJHK 00118

  • S. S. Mariposa passenger list

    S. S. Mariposa passenger list

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    "Sailing from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia... Friday, August 5, 1966 at 6:00 p.m."--p. [1]. Title derived from p. [1]. List of passengers, officers and staff. JHK traveled on board. Focus of item: Mariposa.

    ephJHK 01050

  • Passenger list

    Passenger list

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    "Sailing from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia... Friday, August 5, 1966 at 6:00 p.m."--p. [1]. Title derived from p. [1]. List of passengers, officers and staff. JHK traveled on board. Focus of item: Mariposa.

    ephJHK 01051

  • Anchor Line track chart of the Atlantic Ocean : T.S.S. Caledonia leaving Glasgow at 11:30 on 26 August 1938, arriving Boston at 3:30 pm on 3 September 1938

    Anchor Line track chart of the Atlantic Ocean : T.S.S. Caledonia leaving Glasgow at 11:30 on 26 August 1938, arriving Boston at 3:30 pm on 3 September 1938

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    Includes latitude and longitude, course and distance traveled, as well as a chart of the Atlantic with the ships position plotted daily. "J. H. Kemble"--signature on bottom of the front cover. "0224/11/37"--printer's note, back cover lower left corner. Single sheet folded four times. Focus of item: Caledonia.

    ephJHK 00117

  • Matson Lines Hawaii New Zealand Australia stateroom baggage tag

    Matson Lines Hawaii New Zealand Australia stateroom baggage tag

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    "P-46A (55760-248)"--recto, top. "Printed in U. S. A."--recto, left edge. "J. H. Kemble... [room] 500... Los Angeles"--ms. inscription in blue ink, recto. Baggage label for luggage destined for stateroom on SS Lurline cruise to Los Angeles, with string. Focus of item: Lurline.

    ephJHK 00896

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    Seaboard Air Line Railway Company; Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company; Seaboard Railway Company

    Rare Books

    This collection of railroad ephemera, photographs, prints and posters concerns only streamliner trains--the wind-resistant, "streamlined" designs first appearing on major U.S. railroads in 1934 and peaking in the glamour years of the American streamliner, late 1930s to 1955. The sleek, fast trains were promoted for their speed, luxury and comfort compared to older, heavyweight steam locomotives. The bulk of the collection is composed of passenger brochures, with especially extensive files on Union Pacific; Southern Pacific; New York Central; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ("the Burlington"); and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe ("the Santa Fe") railroads. There are also many materials on Amtrak (formed in 1971), and foreign railroads, particularly in Canada, Europe and Japan. Besides brochures, other printed materials include: manufacturer's pamphlets, employee newsletters, press releases, blueprints of railcars, copies of U.S. Patent Office design applications, menus, lounge car stationery, baggage stickers and other items. The photographs are mostly railroad-issued 8 x 10-inch prints showing train exteriors and richly designed dining cars, lounge cars, sleeping cabins and domed observation cars. There are also many high-quality small-format photographs made by Leslie Merrill and other amateur photographers, 1938 to 1960s. The prints and posters mostly consist of promotions for U.S. railroads, with several notable pre-World War II posters for European railroads. An important section of the collection covers early streamlining experiments of the late-19th century: Samuel R. Calthrop's "air-resisting" train of 1865; Frederick U. Adams's "Windsplitter" of 1893; Joe V. Meigs' "Meigs Elevated Railway" monorail in 1880s Boston; and William Riley McKeen Jr.'s aerodynamic McKeen Motor Car of the 1900s. In addition to railroad history, other topics of social and cultural historical interest are: Depictions of African Americans and Native Americans in mass-marketed train travel brochures. There are many examples that reflect American cultural and class stereotypes in the early- to mid-20th century. History of food and drink: See numerous dining car and beverage menus (not always noted in container list). History of advertising, graphic design and typography represented in 20th-century railroad print advertising.

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