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3x7.25" segment from what seems to be a ship registry, signed by Margaret Brown, survivor of the TITANIC, in 1911. There are two other signatures below.

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Program for an entertainment held on the LACONIA on October 11, 1930 to benefit British and American seamen's charities. The program included several performances by passengers, as well as music by the ship's orchestra. The chairman for the event was the Mayor of Winchester, England, who was on his way to Winchester, Massachusetts to attend the tercentenary of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Captain M. Doyle is also listed on the program. The back page lists the charities.

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A "Programme of Events" for the LANCASTRIA's voyage from Europe to New York of September 8-16, 1928. There are just one to three events each day, with dances, concerts, and a fancy dress ball. The events also include "horse racing" (with wooden horses and dice), progressive bridge, and a children's sports event. The cover has the name of the captain, J.C. Townley.

Abstract A brochure of Facts and Figures about the QUEEN MARY. Turquoise and white. The front page includes the ship's biography including the builder, dates of construction, launch and maiden voyage. Inside are details of its dimensions on the left and various bullet points on the right including information about radar, lifeboats, funnels, engines, stabilisers, boilers, etc. Then there is a fascinating organizational chart for staff aboard the ship. The back page lists the Cunard fleet at the time,...

Abstract A booklet about Tourist class accommodations on the QUEEN MARY. What had previously been steerage or third class was renamed tourist class on this ship, in recognition that immigration to the United States was in decline and a new middle class on both sides of the Atlantic were increasingly interested in traveling. This booklet briefly describes the tourist class decks and what rooms and public areas are in each. However, it also emphasizes that even the tourist class spaces are full of art,...

Abstract A fold-out brochure with deck plans showing first class cabins and other facilities on the QUEEN MARY. In full color, with a red and black theme on the cover. There are photographs of the ship's public spaces and of elegantly dressed people enjoying those spaces. Undated, but the text notes prominently that the ship is fitted with "level-ride stabilizers that virtually eliminate the roll of the sea." In 1957-58, the QUEEN MARY was refitted with stabilizer fins that did indeed eliminate a...

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Records of the racing yacht Atlantic. Includes several pieces of ephemera from her victory in the 1905 Ocean Race for the Kaiser's Cup, as well as a small journal kept on board for the race. Collection also includes a number of newspaper clippings detailing her construction, successes under the ownership of Wilson Marshall, and eventual loss.

Abstract An August 15, 1958 edition of the "Ocean Times" published on board the QUEEN MARY. The front page has very brief news stories, including the leading story about the crisis in the Middle East at the time and one about a KLM flight that had crashed in the Atlantic. Some of the stories are lighter news like the story of a French woman who lived to 107 years old. There are also cricket, racing, and rugby scores and weather forecasts. Inside there is a short story about things to see in New York...

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7x8.25" Steamers of the White Star Line brochure, predating OLYMPIC's 1911 entry into service. OLYMPIC and TITANIC are listed as "building." Photos of ships and rooms.

Abstract A common stock certificate for 40 shares of International Mercantile Marine Company from 1915. This company, controlled by John Pierpoint Morgan, was the parent of the White Star Line, which owned the TITANIC and its sister ships among others. This stock certificate was signed by Philip Albright Small Franklin, Vice President of the company as of 1915. At the time of the TITANIC's sinking in 1912, Franklin was the Vice President for White Star Line and, after hearing about the accident,...