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There is a costumed-character in native American garb, but of course no actual people of color. Such was the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brochure opens up to an arm-stretching 44\" by 26\" to reveal a starboard portrait of the ship with decks marked off. Pages flip up to reveal a total of seven decks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photos show the Gymnasium, eight different cabins, Dining Salon, Drawing Room, Reception Room, Japanese Tea Garden, and the Verandah Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheme cruises in 1931 did little to stem the BELGENLAND's ink red. Six months later she was laid up in January 1932. A short revival came in 1935 as the American-flagged COLUMBIA but the ship kept loosing money. She went to the breakers in 1936 after only thirteen years of commercial service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition with several rips.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

BELGENLAND: 1923 - Enormous 1931 cruise brochure w/ deck plans & interior photos

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Red Star Line: An enormous, fold-out brochure for the BELGENLAND's "Show Boat Cruises" during the summer of 1931.

"Show Boat cruises are the only cruises that provide every known pastime of an ocean voyage," bragged Red Star Line, "plus the greatest amusement enterprise ever devised for presentation afloat - originated by a master showman - William Morris."

The colorful cover illustration double-downs on the antebellum South theme with costumed passengers departing a riverboat led by a man in blackface. There is a costumed-character in native American garb, but of course no actual people of color. Such was the era.

The brochure opens up to an arm-stretching 44" by 26" to reveal a starboard portrait of the ship with decks marked off. Pages flip up to reveal a total of seven decks.

Black and white photos show the Gymnasium, eight different cabins, Dining Salon, Drawing Room, Reception Room, Japanese Tea Garden, and the Verandah Cafe.

Theme cruises in 1931 did little to stem the BELGENLAND's ink red. Six months later she was laid up in January 1932. A short revival came in 1935 as the American-flagged COLUMBIA but the ship kept loosing money. She went to the breakers in 1936 after only thirteen years of commercial service.

Good condition with several rips.

$95.00
Maximum quantity available reached.