R.M.S. Franconia 1955 Drinks Invitation Nola This was a vestige of

This was a vestige of World War II food rationing that was required by the English government

A writer for the magazine Modern Mechanix marveled at the scene in the kitchens: "Through an open door we saw busy chefs cooking on the kitchen's thirty-eight sectional gas ranges

But not with the sitting and staring priviliges they enjoy at the Pioneer

during a trip to the West Indies in 1935 and was probably printed on board

was the first example of this type of architecture and the Toed Inn was erected on Channel Road in Santa Monica in the 1930s

R.M.S. Franconia 1955 Drinks Invitation Nola This was a vestige ofIntriguing and rather striking invitation card from the R. M. S. Franconias Chief Engineer J. Fitzsimmons in March 1955. He is inviting a Mrs Hendry for drinks in his cabin. The R. M. S. Franconia was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line from 1922 to 1956. She spent her final years sailing the Canadian route from Liverpool to Quebec and Halifax. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where