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Title: Cunard Express Turbine Steamers "Lusitania" and "Mauretania" some interesting comparisons
Contributor: Kemble, John Haskell, 1912-1990, donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1902
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Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Promotional bochure describing the new Cunard vessels "Lusitania" and "Mauretania", including the power of the vessels, amenities and comparison of the size of the sisterships to famous landmarks such as Westminster, the United States Capitol and the Pyramids at Giza.
"Lusitania" was in service from 1907-1915. Torpedoed by German U-boat U-20 on Friday 7 May 1915 en route from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,962 passengers and crew aboard "Lusitania" at the time of the sinking, 1,191 of the people aboard the ship lost their lives off the coast of Ireland.
Type: image
Extent: 20 p. ; 25 x 31 cm
Identifier: ephJHK 01446
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23677
Language: English
Subject: Cunard Steamship Company, ltd
Ocean travel
Source: John Haskell Kemble Collection
Kemble Maritime Ephemera
Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd. (ephKME 0228)
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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