Memorabilia album from SS Arandora Star’s voyage to the West Indies

MS/0744

1930 - 1930

The album contains a comprehensive assembly of written and pictorial memorabilia from life aboard the ships, such as photographs of the interiors, passengers and ports of call, passenger lists, events details, menus, ship newspaper articles and postcards. SS Arandora Star was a British Blue Star Line passenger ship built in 1927 as a refrigerated cargo ship. She was converted in 1929 into a cruise ship, and, together with her four sister ships the Almeda, Andalucía, Avelona and Avila, became known as one of the “luxury five”. The album depicts an early voyage to the West Indies following her conversion into a cruise ship. SS Arandora Star was requisitioned as a troop ship during WWII, and in 1940 was sunk with heavy loss of life. The album contains the following: Inside front cover: Line drawing of girl sitting on a ladder in front of a bookcase reading a book, titled, Elizabeth Popham. Page1. Blue printer card: Blue Star Line, Luxury Cruise to the West Indies by the S.S.”Arandora Star”. Printed itinerary of ship departing from Southampton, Thursday 23rd January returning on Friday 7th March. Page 2. Two cut-out monochrome photographs. Item 1. Shows a side view of the “Arandora” at sea, titled S.S. “Arandora Star”. Item 2. Shows the interior of the ship, titled View of lounge and music room. Page 3. Two cut-out monochrome photographs showing the interior of the ship. Item 1 . titled Winter Garden, and item 2, titled Section of the restaurant. Page 4. Two cut-out monochrome photographs showing the interior of the ship. Item 1. titled the ballroom, and item 2, titled, The Gymnasium. Page 5. Item 1. Cut-out monochrome photograph of luxury cabin. Item 2. Newspaper cutting: Liner Cruises. Popular Blue Star Experiment. The Blue Star liner Arandora Star sail from Southampton yesterday with 324 passengers on a forty-six days’ cruise of 11,699 miles to the West Indies. Item 3. White folded card. Blue Star Line. De Luxe Cruising Steamer. “Arandora Star” passenger list. 32 printed pages. Page 6. Page title: January 23rd – 26th At Sea. Item 1. Folded printed card. Blue Star Line Cinema Programme for Friday, January 24th, 1930. Item 2. Orange printed folded card. Programme of sports and entertainment to be held on board, January to March 1930. Item 3. Small monochrome photograph, building a wall on board ship, dated January 25th. Page 7. Item 1. White printed card titled, Madeira, Monday, January 27th, 1930. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd. Details of excursion to Terreiro da Lucta from Funchal. Item 2. Printed magazine cut-out description of Funchal with a picture of a bullock carro. Item 3. Magazine cut-out picture of Funchal Bay from Reid’s Hotel. Item 4. Magazine cut-out advertising the rack railway to Terreiro da Lucta. Item 5. Hand coloured picture of purple wisteria, titled, Wistaria, Quinta da Levada. Item 6. Magazine cut-out monochrome photograph of Madeira coast line, titled, View from the sea with S. Martinho’s Church. Page 8. Three monochrome postcard views of Madeira, titled, Partial view over the town, Reid’s Hotel and 1054. Madeira. Page 9. Four postcard views of Madeira: titled, 1057 Madeira, On the way down from the Mount (basket carts), bullock cart and hand-coloured print the Pride of Madeira and peach blossom. Page 10. Page title: January 28th – February 4th. At Sea. Item 1. White printed card: The Madeira Race Meeting. Held on the Promenade Downs, January 28th, 1930. Item 2. Printed card dated January 28th, To-day’s items of interest. Item 3. Printed card, Blue Star Line Cinema Programme, Thursday, January 30th, 1930. Page 11. Item 1. Printed card, Blue Star Line Cinema Programme, Sunday, February 2nd, 1930. Item 2. Printed card, The Atlantic Race Meeting held on the Promenade Downs, January 31st, 1930. Item 3. Printed card, Fifth Race. Flying Fish Flat Race, January 31st plus To-days items of interest. Page 12. Page title: February 3rd. Item 1. Menu card for fancy dress dinner and dance on Monday, February 3rd, 1930, front cover illustrated with a painting of a glamorous lady in a blue dress and hat. Item 2. Monochrome photograph of three young ladies in swimming costumes sitting on a bench, titled, Mary Meiklejohn, Mary, Self. Page 13. Page title: February 4th. Item 1. White printed folded card, The Martinique Race Meeting held on the Promenade Downs, February 4th, 1930. Item 2. White printed card, Fifth Race, Blue Water Handicap plus To-days items of interest. Item 3. Monochrome photograph of a group of people standing on the deck, titled A54, Daddy. Mary. Page 14. Page title: February 5th. Item 1. White printed card with coloured border, shore arrangements for Wednesday, February 5th. St. Pierre, Martinique. Item 2. Printed magazine cut-out article and picture of native labour on the sugar plantations. Item 3. Printed magazine cut-out, details of Martinique tour, visit to the ruins of the city of St. Pierre followed by a motor drive across the mountains. Item 4. Monochrome photograph of passengers going ashore in a small motor boat from the Arandora Star. Titled, Daddy, Mum, Self, Mary, Pat. Page 15. Item 1. Postcard photograph of palm trees on Martinique, titled Fort de France. Item 2. Magazine cut-out picture of passengers going ashore in a motor boat with the Arandora Star in the background. Item 3. Postcard photograph of a street scene in Martinique, titled 397. Martinique -Lamentin. Le Haut de la rue Ernest-André. Item 4. Postcard photograph of ship off the coast of Martinique. Titled, 290, Martinique Fort-de-France. La Ville, Vue du Fort Desaix. Item 5. Sepia toned monochrome photograph of four people standing together. Titled, Mr & Mrs. Sutton. Mrs. & Mr. Veasey. Page 16. Item 1. Monochrome photograph of backwaters of Martinique, titled, Martinique, 19. Item 2. Magazine cut-out photograph of Martinique harbour, title, 322. Martinique. Fort-de-France. La Ville en Hydravion. Item 3. Magazine cut-out photograph of street scene in Martinique, titled, 295. Martinique. Fort-de-France. Rive droite de la Riere Levassor et le Boulevard Allégre. Item 4. Magazine printed cut-out of a map of Martinique. Page 17. Page title: February 6th. Item 1. Printed card with a yellow border describing shore arrangements for Thursday, February 6th, Barbados. Item 2. Magazine cut out: 3. – Barbados. -Describes motor trip through Bridgetown and the sugar plantations. Item 3. Sepia toned monochrome photograph of a beach and shoreline, titled Club Beach. 52. Item 4. Magazine cut out shows a picture titled Chamberlain Bridge, Bridgetown and a description of Barbados and Bridgetown. Page 18. Item 1. Monochrome postcard seascape, titled The Barbados Aquatic Club, Barbados. Item 2. Printed white card from the Marine Hotel. Marine Hotel luncheon menu for February 6th, 1930. Item 3. Folded advertising brochure of six sides printed in green includes various photograph views of the Marine Hotel, Hastings, Barbados, B.W.I. Item 4. Magazine cut out printed on green paper giving tourists details of Barbados. Page 19. Item 1. Monochrome postcard of a sundial and panoramic sea views, titled Sun Dial, St. John’s Church, Barbados. Item 2. Hand coloured postcard of the coast and sea views, titled View from St. John’s Church, Barbados. Item 3. Printed brochure with grey card front piece with 38 printed sheets. Advertising Barbados, British West Indies, as a Health and Tourist Resort. Item 4. Monochrome post card of local country scene with palm trees, titled Cabbage Palms, Barbados, B.W.I. Page 20. Item 1. Monochrome post card of a railway line and a beach with palm trees, titled Bathsheba Coast, Barbados, B.W.I. Item.2. Monochrome post card of a long straight road lined with tall trees, titled Pine Road, Belleville, Barbados, B.W.I. Item 3. Monochrome post card of a beach scene and palm trees, titled Bathing Beach, Barbados. Page 21. Page title: February 7th – 8th. Item 1. Printed card from the T.S.S. “Arandora Star”. Advertising shore arrangements for Friday, February 7th and 8th visits to Trinidad and Port of Spain. Item 2. Monochrome post card showing the pitch lake of Trinidad, titled The Pitch Lake, Brighton, Trinidad, B.W.I. Item 3. Magazine cut out: 4. – Trinidad, describing a motor tour from Brighton visiting the famous pitch lake and the coolie villages. Item 4. Magazine cut out showing a native worker at the pitch lake and description of the area, titled The Pitch Lake. Page 22. Item 1. Folded printed card describing a luncheon menu served at The Queen’s Park Hotel, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. on Friday, 7th February 1930. Item 2. Sepia toned monochrome photograph of a shore party standing on an improvised railway line with local native workers, possibly on the pitch lake. Titled, Mum, Mary, Self. Item 3. Monochrome post card of a native climbing a palm tree, titled, climbing a coconut tree. Page 23. Three monochrome post cards showing rural scenes of Trinidad, titled, 87. En Route, Trinidad, In Toco Village, Trinidad and Coco Nut Palm, Trinidad, 79. Page 24. Three monochrome post cards showing rural scenes of Trinidad, titled, San Fernando. 72, In the botanical Gardens, P. of S. Trinidad, and Maqueripe Bay, Trinidad’s favourite bathing beach. Loose sheet: Magazine cut out printed on green background from a tourist brochure, showing on one side a photograph of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela and a description of the city and on the other side a photograph of Marine Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad, plus a general description of Trinidad. Page 25. Five monochrome post cards showing rural scenes of Trinidad, titled, Blue Basin, Trinidad, B.W.I, Coolee Hut, Harts’ Cut, Governor’s Residence and Coffee Berrie. Page 26. Page title: February 9th at sea. Item 1. Folded card printed in blue and orange, cinema programme for Sunday, February 9th, 1930. Item 2. Monochrome photograph of four people in swimming suits sitting along side the swimming pool, titled, C. Meiklejohn, Pat, Mrs. Veasey, Miss Sutton. Page 27. Page title: February 10th. Item 1. Printed card with a yellow border, advertising shore arrangements for Monday, February 10th in Caracas. Item 2. Magazine cut out. 5.- La Guayra describing a motor tour from Caracas through impressive mountain scenery. Item 3. Magazine cut out photograph of a sea shore and a backdrop of mountains titled, La Guayra. 99. Item 4. Magazine cut out describing the coast of Venezuela and La Guayra with a photograph titled , A typical scene in Caracas. Page 28. Three monochrome post cards showing typical views of Caracas, titled, Fortaleza El Vista Parcial de la Guaira, Vista Parcial de Caracas and 115 Caracas. Page 29. Item 1. Souvenir printed card with inserted photograph of The Miranda Square of the luncheon menu on the 10th February 1930 at Caracas, Venezuela. Item 2. Magazine cut out photograph of Caracas shoreline with mountains in the background, untitled. Page 30. Three monochrome post card views of Venezuela, titled Puento de la Paz, Valencia-Venezuela, Avenida Camoruco. Valencia-Venezuela and Parque Miranda en Caracas. Item 4. Magazine cut out, showing two monochrome photographs on a blue background of the railway from La Guaira to Caracas and a view of La Guaira the port of Venezuela. Page 31. Page title: February 11th Curacao. Five coloured post cards showing various views of Curacao, titled, Breede Straat, Punda, Berg Altena., Emmaburg (600 voet) en Overzijd, the harbour and Heerenstraat, Punda. Page 32. Page title: February 12th. At sea. Item 1 Coloured post card of a motor car travelling through barren landscape, titled Caracao Baai. Item 2. Magazine cut out printed on a blue background providing visitor information about the Island of Curacao. Item 3. Folded white printed card with blue, black and red drawing of racegoers on the cover advertising The Caribbean Race Meeting held on the Promenade Downs February 12th, 1930. Item 4. Single white printed card advertising to-days items of interest, part of item 3. Page 33. Page title: February 13th – 14th. Item 1. Printed sheet advertising shore arrangements for Thursday, February 13th, Panama Canal. Item 2. Magazine cut out titled The Panama Canal Zone, describes the canal and includes a photograph of Milaflores Locks, looking north. Item 3. Magazine cut out. 6.- Colon. Train and motor car trip across the Isthmus to visit the locks at Gatun and Pedro Miguel. Item 4. Monochrome photograph of a motor vessel sailing through the canal, titled 163. Culebra Cut. Page 34. Three monochrome post card photographs of views of the Panama Canal, titled locks at Gatun, overhauling lock gates and a Spanish steamer in Gatun locks. Item 4. Magazine cut out printed on a blue background, titled Panama, provides a potted history of the construction of the canal. Page 35. Item 1. Illustrated printed brochure of 23 printed pages giving general information of the construction of the Panama Canal dated December 1929. Item 2. Cream printed card listing the fare for luncheon at the Hotel Tivoli, Ancon, C.Z. on Friday, February 14, 1930. Item 3. Monochrome post card titled Gatun Lock. 184. Page 36. Three monochrome post cards of general views of the Panama Canal, titled, The Big Divide, Culebra Cut, “Rochester” in Gatun Locks and 166. Charges River. Page 37. Page title: February 15th. At sea. Items 1 & 2. Monochrome post cards of Panama views, titled, Vapor “Virginia” en el Canal de Panama and San Blas, Indian Village, Panama. Item 3. Monochrome photograph of a group of people on the promenade deck of the Arandora, titled, Pat, Mr & Mrs. Veasey, Dr. Brown, Mr. Sanderson – Miss Walker, Mrs. 7 Mr. Yeo, Miss Newton and Miss Trye. A194. Page 38. Page title: February 16th – 17th. Item 1. Printed sheet advertising shore arrangements for Sunday, February 16th, Jamaica and Monday, February 17th, excursion to Port Antonio. Item 2. Magazine cut out titled Jamaica shows a view of Montego Bay and a description of the island of Jamaica. Item 3. Magazine cut out, 7 – Jamaica. Advertising a half-day motor drive to the historic Spanish Town and Bog Walk. Item 4. Magazine cut out, Port Antonio. Advertising a motor drive from Kingston by the beautiful shore road to Port Antoio. Item 5. Monochrome post card view of a ship filled harbour, titled 210. Kingston, Jamaica. Page 39. Three monochrome post card views of Jamaica, titled, Coast Road, Jamaica. 216, On the road to Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica and 240. Coast Road, Jamaica. Page 40. Item 1. Coloured post card of tropical Jamaica titled Greetings from Jamaica. Palm Avenue, Port Antonio. Items 2 – 6. Monochrome post card views of Jamaica, titled, Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, Bird’s eye view, Kingston, Jamaica, Newcastle Military Camp, Jamaica, Summer House, Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, Jamaica and Castleton Gardens, Jamaica. Loose Item. Magazine cut out sheet printed on a blue background, page nineteen and twenty. Page nineteen shows three typical views of Kingston, Jamaica and page twenty, two views of Havana City and Harbour, Cuba. Page 41. Items 1 – 3. Three coloured post cards showing views of Jamaica, titled Greetings from Jamaica, Titchfield Hotel, Port Antonio, and Blue-Hole, Port Antonio (20 fathoms deep). Items 4 – 5. Two monochrome post cards of views of Port Antonio, titled Bird’s eye view and Titchfield Hotel. Page 42. Page title: February 18th – 19th. At Sea. February 20th – 21st. Cuba. Item 1. Folded card printed in green and blue, titled Daily Programme, shore arrangements for Tuesday, February 18th, 1930. Havana. Item 2. Magazine cut out, titled Havana, City Drive, advertising a motor tour through the business sections and sights of Havana. Item 3. Magazine cut out, 8. – Havana. A boat trip to Morro Castle and Cabanas and tropical gardens. Item 4. Monochrome post card showing a monument with two columns topped with a flying eagle sculpture, titled Maine Explosion Memorial, Havana. Item 5. Magazine cut out titled Cuba, showing a photograph of typical Cuban landscape and a description of the island. Page 43. Four monochrome post cards showing various views of The Capitol, Cuba, which has often been compared to The United States Capitol, was a Government Building but is now the home to the Cuban Academy of Science. Page 44. Item 1. Printed brochure, titled Welcome Nobles!, What’s what this week in Havana. (15 printed pages. Item 2. Coloured postcard showing a main road fringed with palm trees, titled, Habana: Carretera Central – Central Highway. 122615. Item 3. Newspaper cut out from The Havana Post advertising the arrival of the Arandora Star in Havana and famous inventor is among the passengers, S.G. Brown whose expertise is in the field of wireless telegraphy. Page 45. Item 1. Blue printed flyer official programme advertising the Spanish National Ball Game (Jai-Alai) for the 1929-30 season. Item 2. Orange printed brochure describes the history and rules for the sport of Jai-Alai. (12 printed pages plus photographs) Page 46. Page title: February 22nd. Item 1. Leaflet with coloured illustration of seashore and palm trees advertising shore arrangements for Saturday, February 22nd, 1930, Miami, Florida. Item 2. Monochrome post card showing the shore line of Palm Beach, Florida, titled The Alba and Hotel Royal Daneli from Lake Worth. Page 47. Item 1. Magazine cut out of two coloured pictures of Hotel Royal Daneli or The Ambassador. Item 2. Magazine cut out titled, Florida showing photograph and description of the Ocean Boulevard, north of Miami. Item 3. Magazine cut out, titled Florida – Palm Beach, advertising a motor coach tour to visit beaches and the famous American resort of Palm Beach. Item 4. Small cut out card, titled The Ambassador, Palm Beach. Page 48. Item 1. Two-page coloured brochure, printed in black, blue and red, titled, Sight Seeing Miami Beach ‘The Delightful Way’ by luxurious pallor motor coaches. Item 2. Two-page brochure, titled, Seeing the Palm Beaches, description of various tours. Item 3. Coloured magazine cut out showing ornate gardens and yellow beach umbrellas. Loose Item: Magazine cut out titled ‘A glimpse of the harbour at Havana’. Page 49. Item 1. Monochrome post card of coaches on a coastal road, titled 332. Palm Beach. Item 2. Pink coloured brochure with a cover illustration of The Ambassador , Palm Beach, a twelve-page description of the hotel and its facilities. Page 50. Page title: February 23rd. Two monochrome post cards of tropical beach scenes, titled, Sandy Cay -Nassau, Bahamas and Treasure Island – Nassau, Bahamas. Page 51. Three coloured post cards of views of Nassau, Bahamas, titled, Paradise Bathing Beach, Treasure Island and The Bathing Beach. Magazine cut out printed on blue paper describing the three thousand islands and coal reefs that make up the Bahamas. Page 52. Three coloured post cards of Nassau, Bahamas, titled, The Public Square, Silk Cotton Tree (Kapok) and Hotel ‘New Colonial’. Page 53. Item 1. Folded card printed in blue and orange advertising the Blue Star Cinema Programme for Sunday, February 23rd, 1930 showing the film ‘Piccadilly’. Two coloured post cards of Nassau, Bahamas showing Sea Gardens, Under the sea photo – by Williamson and an illustration of a donkey cart titled, Two Natives. Page 54. Item 1. A 24-page illustrated printed brochure of a guide to the City of Nassau, Bahamas, titled Tercentenary Year, 1629 – 1929. (Some spine damage). Item 2. Folded card printed in blue, The Blue Star Line , Programme of Music for February 23, 1930. Page 55. Page title: February 24th – 25th At Sea. Item 1. Monochrome photograph of passengers on board playing cricket, titled 182. Cricket and labelled, Daddy – Mellish – Pat. Item 2. Folded white printed card with blue, black and red drawing of racegoers on the cover advertising The Bermuda Race Meeting held on the Promenade Downs, February 25th, 1930. Separate white card listing the Fifth Race and Today’s Items of Interest. Page 56. Item 1. Printed sheet advertising shore arrangements for Wednesday, February 26th, 1930, Bermuda, landing at Grassy Bay and excursion to Harrington Sound. Item 2. Magazine cut out, 10. – Bermuda, advertising a carriage drive from Hamilton to and around Harrington Sound visiting the Crystal Caves en-route. Item 3. Monochrome post card showing overhead view of Hamilton, titled, Hamilton. 364. Item 4. Magazine cut out describing the colonization of the island of Bermuda in 1612, titled Bermuda, A Picturesque Inlet. Page 57. Three coloured post cards showing picturesque views of Bermuda, titled, Lion Rock, Lily Fields and Panoramic View from Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse. Page 58. Four coloured post cards of scenic views of Bermuda, titled, South shore Road, View from Bermudiana Hotel, South Shore and untitled. Folded card titled, Handy Information Guide for the visitor, Where and When to go in Bermuda. Page 59. Page title: February 27th – March 3rd. At Sea. Item 1. Monochrome photograph of passengers on deck playing games, titled, A 208 and labelled: Self, Miss Mellish, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Mellish, Miss Angel, Miss Sanderson. Item 2. Folded card printed in blue and orange advertising the Blue Star Cinema Programme for Sunday, March 2nd, 1930 showing the film ‘Legion of the Condemned’. Page 60. Item 1. Card with a yellow border, advertising shore arrangements for Tuesday, March 4th, 1930 for Ponta Delgada, Azores. Item 2. Magazine cut out. 11.- Ponta Delgada (Azores) advertising a motor drive to Lomba da Cruz and then by donkey to Sete Cidades. Item 3. Monochrome post card of a sea view of Ponta Delgada, titled, 1067. Ponta Delgada. Item 4. Magazine cut out describing the Azores as a group of nine islands, titled Ponta Delgada (Azores) including an illustration of a view at Sete Cidades Valley. Page 61. Item 1. Monochrome photograph of passengers riding donkeys to Sete Cidades, titled, Ponta Delgada. A220. Labelled Mum, Mrs Knight, Mary. Item 2. Monochrome photograph of passengers riding donkeys, titled, A219. Labelled Self, C. Meiklejohn. Page 62. Three monochrome post cards of views of Ponta Delgada, titled, View of Port – Ponta Delgada – St. Michael’s, ‘Republica’ Square and St. Miguel. Page 63. Three coloured post cards of views of Ponta Delgada, two titled, Lake of Seven Cites – St. Michael’s, and the third titled, General view of Ponta Delgada. Page 64. Page title: March 5th – 6th At Sea. Monochrome photograph taken on deck, titled Deck Sports, Shoe Race. Labelled, Miss Sanderson, Miss Langley, Self, Mrs. Veasey, Miss Sutton, Miss Bush. Page title: March 7th. Item 1. . Card with a yellow border, advertising shore arrangements for Friday, March 7th, 1930 for Lisbon. Item 2. Cigarette card showing over view o Lisbon Harbour, titled Lisboa, Porto de Lisboa e vista de Cacilhas. Item 3. Cigarette card showing shore line and fishing fleet, titled, Lisboa, Descarga de peixe. Item 4. Magazine cut out with a description of Lisbon and illustration of the Pena Palace, Cintra. (Sintra) Page 65. Item 1. Five cigarette cards illustrating prominent landmarks of Lisbon, titled, Praca do Comercio (Estatua de D. José), Torre de Belem, Lisbon Panorama, Camara Municipal e Pelourinho and Jardim S. Pedro d’Alcantara e vista parcial. Item 2. Monochrome post card, titled Praca dos Restauradores e Avenida da Liberdade. Item 3. Monochrome post card, titled, 3. Lisboa. Terreiro do Paco, Estatua D. José I. Item 4. Magazine cut out view of Lisbon, titled, Rolling Motion Square (Rocio) Page 66. Three blue toned post cards of views of the Pena Palace, Sintra, titled Cintra, Entrada do Parque Castelo do Pena, and general view of the Palace. Three cigarette cards showing the interior and detail of the Pena Palace, Sintra, titled, Altar de alabastro, and the main entrance. Page 67. Three blue toned post card views of Cintra, titled, Monserrate, Lago do Parque do Castelo da Pena and Monserrate. Magazine cut out illustration titled, Citra. Palace of the late Queen Maria Pia. Page 68. Two blue toned post cards views of Cintra, titled, Vista Panoramica and Palacio da Pena. Four cigarette cards showing general views of Palacio da Pena. Page 69. Page title: March 8th – 9th. At Sea. Monochrome photograph of four passengers playing volley ball or badminton on deck, labelled Miss Trye, Miss C. Brown, Miss Rollason, Miss Howard. Page title: March 8th. Folded card printed in blue and orange advertising the Blue Star Cinema Programme for March,1930 showing the film ‘His Lady’. Page 70. Page title: March 9th. Monochrome photograph of passengers wrapped in blankets sitting on reclining chairs on deck, labelled Mrs. Veasey, Mr. Veasey, Self. Folded card printed in blue and orange advertising the Blue Star Cinema Programme for Saturday, March 8th, 1930 showing the film ‘Waterfront’. Page 71. Page title: March 9th. Lavishly printed folded menu card for Dîner d’ Adieu, Sunday, March 9th, 1930, the front cover showing a lightly dressed girl with a yellow urn on her head with a camel and rider in the background. Page 72. Page title: March 10th. Printed menu card for breakfast on the Arandora Star, March 10, 1930. Loose item: Monochrome photograph of Arandora Star harbour side with welcoming crowds, titled ‘Arandora Star’ arriving Miami. 327. Loose item: Magazine cut out with blue edging showing 1930’s saloon on a palm fringed roadway, title, The Administration and Government Buildings at Balboa have ideal surroundings.

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