From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
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4 p. 20 cm flyer with ship illustration on front. Menu inside in Spanish and English. Ship is S. S. Tivives and menu is for Wednesday, Aptil 11th, 1923. Rear shows scenes of Panama and the Great Canal. United Fruit Company Great White Fleet. Vertical fold. A little soiling to lower interior. Some discolouration to exterior. S.S. Tivives was a United Fruit Company passenger and refrigerated fruit cargo ship built 1911 by Workman, Clark & Company, Ltd. in Belfast. It was sunk by German aircraft in 1943 off the Algerian coast. United Fruit Company controlled vast territories and transportation networks in Central America and elsewhere. Their "Great White Fleet" was initially designed to transport bananas but later included cargo liners with accommodations for 50 to 100 passengers. The ships were painted white to reflect the tropical sun and keep the bananas cool. Seller Inventory # 134962
Bibliographic Details
Title: Menu, United Fruit Company Steamship Service
Publication Date: 1923
Condition: Good
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