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This brochure promotes the service to tourists and snow birds as an inexpensive cruise and less stressful than trains or autos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brochure shows six b\u0026amp;w photos of frolicking passengers on decks that seem crowded. Plans for the CITY OF CHATTANOOGA and CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, sisters from 1923, show three decks with First and Intermediate classes. Interesting to note that Intermediate Class has separate white and \"colored\" bathrooms. This is the first time I've seen race separation on deck plans and gives new meaning to Savannah Line's tag line, \"the choice of discriminating travelers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe service did not survive the 1941 season. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM was sold to the British in 1940 and was sunk in 1942. CITY OF CHATTANOOGA was sold to the government in 1941 and was scrapped in 1948. Savannah Line closed up for good at the end of 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition."}