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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: S. S. United States Collection, 1940, 1984, 1992, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 2016-073
Primary Creator: Gillis, Leigh Beasley
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 09/14/2016
Subjects: Auctions, Norfolk (Va.), United States (Steamship)
Forms of Material: Books, Pamphlets, Photographs, Postcards
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Miscellaneous materials related to the S. S. United States luxury passenger liner. Includes materials from a 1984 public auction for items on board the ship, which took place at Norfolk International Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes photographs from 1992 when the S. S. United States was towed to Turkey from Newport News, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Leigh Beasley Gillis by donation
Preferred Citation:
S. S. United States Collection, MSS 2016-073, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed September 28, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1
- Item 1: Postcard, S. S. United States, circa 1940
- "The new America, of the United States Lines, is the largest and finest liner ever built in the United States. She will join her sister ships, the Manhattan and Washington, in transatlantic service in the spring of 1940."
- Item 2: Brochure, Look Inside the World's Fastest Luxury Liner, S. S. United States, undated
- Includes diagrams and cutaway of ship. Printed by Steelograph Company, Inc. Located in Map Drawer 15.
- Item 3: Auction paddle, S. S. United States, circa 1984
- Auction paddle number 350. Reverse side lists materials, prices, mathematical figures, and a phone number. Includes attached pin of S. S. United States, 1952-1969.
- Item 4: Book, The Contents of the S. S. United States At Auction, 1984
- Guernsey's Auction. Book includes handwritten notes with prices.
- Item 5: Photographs, 1992 June
- Envelope reads "Leaving for Turkey! Hampton Roads."
