RMS Olympic, Queen's Hotel Queenstown
Two items relating to the RMS Olympic luxury cruise liner. An information card for the Queen's Hotel, Queenstown (on the southern coast of Ireland) boasts of redecoration, refurnishing and electric light throughout. A two-page card depicts the Olympic Restaurant, a picture of the ship arriving at Southampton, and two female allegorical figures suggesting the happy relationship between Europe and North America (Europa and Columbia), reinforced by the White Star Line's regular transatlantic voyages
Picture No
10418423
Media ID
47534526
Size
3737px x 4631px
(3.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/ONSLOW AUCTIONS LIMITED
Source
Onslow Auctions Collection
Date
early 20th century
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