A guide to the American President Lines souvenir photo holder and photograph, 1948-1960
Processed by: L. Bianchi, November 2015.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2016
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
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A Guide to the American President Lines souvenir photo holder and photograph
P15-005
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2016, National Park Service
Title: American President Lines souvenir photo holder and photograph
Date: 1948-1960
Identifier/Call Number: P15-005 (SAFR 24632)
Creator:
American President Lines, Ltd.
Physical Description:
2 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The American President Lines souvenir photo holder and photograph, 1948-1960, (SAFR 24632, P15-005) are comprised of an APL
souvenir photograph holder with an image of either PRESIDENT CLEVELAND (built 1946; passenger ship) or PRESIDENT WILSON (built
1947; passenger ship) on the front and a photograph taken aboard a vessel while underway in heavy seas. The collection has
been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P15-005 (SAFR 24632), American President Lines souvenir photo holder and photograph, San Francisco Maritime National
Historical Park
SAFR-02359
Field collection. Found in library collection. The souvenir photo holder has library call number "bVM385 A1 pam" handwritten
on the verso. Note that the black-and-white print was found inside the souvenir photograph holder at the time of accessioning.
Historical or Biographical Note
This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.
The American President Lines souvenir photo holder and photograph, 1948-1960, (SAFR 24632, P15-005) are comprised of an APL
souvenir photograph holder with an image of either PRESIDENT CLEVELAND (built 1946; passenger ship) or PRESIDENT WILSON (built
1947; passenger ship) on the front and a photograph taken aboard a vessel while underway in heavy seas. The collection has
been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Contains an American President Lines souvenir photograph holder and an on board photograph of a vessel while underway, 1948-1960.
Item list:
1. View off the starboard bow of either PRESIDENT CLEVELAND (built 1946; passenger ship) or PRESIDENT WILSON (built 1947;
passenger ship) while underway. One color offset lithographic souvenir photograph holder, 6 x 8 in. Printed on the verso:
"AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES / S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND / S.S. PRESIDENT WILSON / Length 610 feet, Beam 76 feet / Displacement
tonnage 23,507 / Top speed 21 knots / Air-conditioned throughout / Accommodations for 832 / passengers." Travelpix, Inc. shipboard
photographers. Kodachrome by Henri Van Wandelen.
2. View aboard a vessel looking forward while underway in heavy seas. One black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in. The
bow is engulfed in a wave of water. The vessel is unidentified, but possibly an American Presidents Line passenger vessel.
No arrangement due to the small size of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Passenger ships
American President Lines, Ltd.
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Photomechanical prints
Souvenirs