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Package from the maiden voyage of the Empress of Britain in Apr. 1956 Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Description

Package includes an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff, a lunch menu for the ship for 10 Apr. 1956, picture of the ship, information about train and hotel accommodation to Liverpool for embarkation, the programme for 9 and 10 Apr. 1956, a pamphlet about the voyage, a programme of events for 10 Apr. 1956 on board the ship, the passenger list, the dinner menu for 9 Apr. 1956, the programme of events on board the ship for 9 Apr. 1956, a pamphlet about the ship's murals, and the Empress News newsletter for 10 Apr. 1956.

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Title
Package from the maiden voyage of the Empress of Britain in Apr. 1956
Creator
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Date Created
1956-04
Description
Package includes an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff, a lunch menu for the ship for 10 Apr. 1956, picture of the ship, information about train and hotel accommodation to Liverpool for embarkation, the programme for 9 and 10 Apr. 1956, a pamphlet about the voyage, a programme of events for 10 Apr. 1956 on board the ship, the passenger list, the dinner menu for 9 Apr. 1956, the programme of events on board the ship for 9 Apr. 1956, a pamphlet about the ship's murals, and the Empress News newsletter for 10 Apr. 1956.
Subject
Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Travel; Tourism; Steamboats; Ocean liners
Genre
Keepsakes; Menus; Invitations; Programs
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_227_001_004
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-TX-227-1-4
Date Available
2018-12-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0374993
Category
C.P.R. steamships
RBSCLocation
Box 227
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/