Photo Album of 95 Images Taken on a Mediterranear Cruise, circa 1920s, most with Titles

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Period album of photographs visually documenting a steamship cruise in the Mediterranean after time in the Canary Islands and ending in Florence, Italy. The album, in soft leather-covered boards, measures 9? x 7 ¼? and contains twelve leaves with four 3 ¼? x 2 ½? photos per side. In all, there are 95 photos (one uncaptioned photo is missing), most of them neatly titled in black ink below or beside the image(s). Neither the photographer or the person who compiled the album are identified, although internal evidence suggests the cruise was made on the S.S. Paris. It appears to date (judging from the automobiles visible in several photos) circa late 1920s. The album starts off with views of Teneriffe, Canary Islands, and Santa Cruz. From there the cruise went to Morocco in North Africa where the photographs document the capital city of Rabat and port city of Casablanca. Then, across the Mediterranean to the Italian coast line where the travelers visited the Bay of Naples, the cliffside city of Amalfi, Capri, Sorrento, Ravello, Cannes on the French Rivera, the sunken city of Baia, and the ruins of the Greek city of Paestum in southern Italy. The last eight photos in the album are of Florence, Italy, including several of the city?s bridges. The photos, although small in size, visually document each of the cruise stops with views of ports and harbors, street and city scenes, people, architecture, and historic sites (such as the temple ruins in Paestum). Several appear to have been taken from the steamship. One of the more interesting series of photos are 12 views of Rabat?s ?Native Quarter?. One photo looks over the steamship?s deck and is identified as the ?S.S. Paris?. The SS Paris was a French ocean liner launched in 1916 but not completed until after the conclusion of WW I. Decked out in Art Nouveau and ?new? simplicity of Art Deco décor, the French Line?s SS Paris, with its luxurious staterooms and excellent service, became known as one of the aristocrats of the ocean. Unfortunately, she was constantly running aground or into other ships. She caught fire in 1939, capsized, and sank in her berth at Le Havre. The wreck stayed where she sank until she was scrapped after WW II. During the 1920s and 1930s, the SS Paris plied the Mediterranean Seas on many cruises. The album and its 95 photographs are in Fine condition. [20-31]. N° de ref. del artículo 000442

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