Title
Pre-WWII travel booklet of passenger lines
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: H23.1 x W10.2 x D0.2cm
Accession No.
2007-50831
Collection of
Before the advent of commercial air travel, steamships were the main mode of travel for trans-Pacific journeys. The cover of this booklet features the geisha, an icon of the Orient, to entice Americans to make the trip “round the world”.