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Travel Poster Munson Steamship Lines South America
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Original vintage travel advertising poster for Munson Steamship Lines: Fares to South America Reduced New Palatial U.S. Government Ships Unexcelled Service To Rio de Janeiro $295 To Montevideo $345 To Buenos Aires $360 Operators for U.S. Shipping Board. Great black and white artwork by the American marine artist Worden Wood (1880-1943) featuring a steamship named American Legion sailing at sea with waves splashing up at the front and seagulls flying in the distance, the text above and below in stylised black and white lettering. Munson Line was founded in 1899, adding passenger services to its freight services in 1919 but declared bankrupt in 1937 due to the Great Depression. The American Legion (1919-1948) was built for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) for World War One troop transport but converted before construction into a passenger and cargo vessel operated by USSB agents and the Munson Steamship Line until 1939 when she was transferred to the War Department for active service before being decommissioned in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1948. Printed in the USA by Blanchard Press, Inc., N.Y. Very good condition, small tears on bottom margin, staining on left margin. USA,1920s. Designer: Worden Wood. Size (cm):71x53.
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Original vintage travel advertising poster for Munson Steamship Lines: Fares to South America Reduced New Palatial U.S. Government Ships Unexcelled Service To Rio de Janeiro $295 To Montevideo $345 To Buenos Aires $360 Operators for U.S. Shipping Board. Great black and white artwork by the American marine artist Worden Wood (1880-1943) featuring a steamship named American Legion sailing at sea with waves splashing up at the front and seagulls flying in the distance, the text above and below in stylised black and white lettering. Munson Line was founded in 1899, adding passenger services to its freight services in 1919 but declared bankrupt in 1937 due to the Great Depression. The American Legion (1919-1948) was built for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) for World War One troop transport but converted before construction into a passenger and cargo vessel operated by USSB agents and the Munson Steamship Line until 1939 when she was transferred to the War Department for active service before being decommissioned in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1948. Printed in the USA by Blanchard Press, Inc., N.Y. Very good condition, small tears on bottom margin, staining on left margin. USA,1920s. Designer: Worden Wood. Size (cm):71x53.
Original Vintage Posters - September Sale
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