Summary

Envelope which contains a series of prints advertising various aspects of Cunard Line ships. 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'.

The Cunard Line was founded in 1840 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. In 1878 the name was changed to the Cunard Steamship Company Limited, which was shortened to the Cunard Line. In 1934 the Cunard and White Star Lines were merged forming Cunard-White Star Limited but White Star ships continued to sail under their own livery. Another name change took place in 1949 to the Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited and, in 1962, to Cunard Line Limited. The rise in popularity of air travel caused the demise of transatlantic passenger ship travel and Cunard concentrated on pleasure cruising and cargo operations after 1970.

Physical Description

Decorative envelope containing twelve colour images of examples of rooms or activities on board various Cunard liners.

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