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Delightful new form of holiday making - Cruising!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 16 older comments, and then…
  • mikeyashworth said:
    Ah, the Lancastria. Yes, the cruising holiday was quite the 'thing' especially during the inter-war period when many companies such as Cunard marketed a vast variety of cruises with many different classes and prices; it was, I suspect, primarily, a 'middle' and 'upper' class thing. The company advertised heavily, both for its trans-Atlantic business in the days before air travel, and its holiday 'cruising' business; as well as adverts, glossy foldout plan brochures, such as this were often issued.

    The Lancastria was originally named the Tyrrhenia, built by Beardmore's on the Clyde and launched in 1920 for a sister line to Cunard, the Anchor Line. Refitted and renamed in 1924 the vessel went to the Mediterranean cruise circuit in the 1930s. Upon the outbreak of war in 1939 the Lancastria was requisitioned and sadly, on 17 June 1940, the vessel was sunk by enemy action whilst helping to evacuate British nationals and troops from St. Nazaire whilst heavily overloaded. Although there were around 2,400 survivors the number of those lost varies from 3,500 to 7,000; it is widely recognised as the biggest ship loss of any British vessel. The news at the time was effectively blocked by the use of a D-Notice.

    Cunard had a long history, formed in 1840 and based out of Liverpool and latterly Southampton. From 1934 onwards they were connected with the White Star line. The name survives but as a subsidiary of a larger multi-national cruise liner concern.

    [https://flic.kr/p/7uqKUq]
  • Suck Diesel said:
    [https://flic.kr/p/9PsR9J]
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Interesting story of the 1940 sinking at St Nazaire with photos -
    news.bbc.co.uk


    Edit - More up-to-date version -
    www.bbc.com

    And wiki - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lancastria
  • Suck Diesel said:
    12 Gns for a 10-day cruise in 1920, equivalent to £500 today, seems good value
    However, pricing in Guineas implies a ‘luxury transaction’
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    mikeyashworth Like it or not, you are now our official Cunard expert. :)
    Any idea on a slightly tighter date for this brochure? After 1924 renaming anyway.

Jos. Stransky & wife (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • hobvias sudoneighm said:
    possibly Josef Stránský.
    "Josef Stransky (1872 – March 6, 1936) was a Czech conductor and composer. Born in Bohemia, he worked as a conductor in Prague and Berlin before being selected by the New York Philharmonic to replace Gustav Mahler on Mahler's death in 1911." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Str%c3%a1nsk%c3%bd
  • swanq said:
    www.rgrossmusicautograph.com/conduct74.html has a picture of the conductor Josef Stransky, autographed in 1912. [The photos on the page are in alphabetical order,so he's near the bottom.] It looks like the same person, although younger. But he wouldn't be the first person to autograph photos at a younger age for publicity!! NYT article of Oct 6, 1912 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=980CE3D7113AE633A... indicates that he would sail for the United States on Oct 15, and was in Berlin "with his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. William Loomis."

New Year's Eve party aboard the shantyboat Lazy Bones

from Florida Memory

  • 3 older comments, and then…
  • nBazmi said:
    lovely happy moments !
  • Vermeero said:
    Due to the quality of this picture a decent peek back in time. Amazing!
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • Mr. Happy Face - Peace :) said:
    Great Memory Photo ! Wonderful Share 👍

Lois Duncan Steinmetz playing the accordian aboard the shantyboat Lazy Bones

from Florida Memory

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  • Dave C. said:
    Amazing quality for such an old pic!
  • Adorable Bike said:
    the quality is so good, I am blown away by this cool shot, I love to see female musicians and what a perfect setting - playing on a boat!
  • Adorable Bike said:
    an accordion at that!
  • excellentzebu1050 said:
    Fantastic !
  • Doug McGr said:
    WOW ... the picture is in great shape ... thanks for posting!