Summary
Book issued by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, circa 1950s-1960s. It contains deck plans for the ship SS Flandre. It is part of a collection of 175 items of post-war ship memorabilia collected by John McKay. John began collecting shipping brochures as a boy through an interest in travel and later used some of the material in his professional capacity as a Geography and Social Studies teacher. He finally made a voyage himself in 1957-1958, to England to attend a scouting jamboree, although he ended up staying for 18 months. He remembers lots of Australians going over at that time, and references to Earls Court as 'Kangaroo Alley'.
Physical Description
Sixteen page booklet. Booklet is folded twice to be slim-line when not in use. It is printed on white, gloss paper with yellow highlighting. Features black text, black and white photographic images and aerial views of each deck. Cover is yellow with black and red text, it features an illustration of the front half of a ship.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John McKay, 26 Feb 2003
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Author
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, France, circa 1950s-1960s
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Place & Date Published
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Ship Depicted
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User
Mr John McKay, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s-1960s
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Inscriptions
Cover: DECK / PLAN / First Class / FLANDRE / French Line
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions - Folded
10.2 cm (Length), 21.2 cm (Width), 0.4 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Immigration, Pamphlets, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping, Shipping Lines
