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STARS AND CELEBRITIES AT SEA DURING THE 1920s and 1930s

October 7, 2011 By Michael L. Grace 1 Comment

SS President Roosevelt.

The SS President Roosevelt was a passenger liner of the United States Lines that was involved in a famous heroic rescue of the crew of the British ship Antinoe in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926. The captain of the ship, George Fried, was given a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan in honor of his heroism.

Helen Keller aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt with Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan Macy, and Captain Van Beck, 1932.

Newspaper photo announcing the departure of the U.S. Olympic team to Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1928, aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt.

General Douglas McArthur and aide on board the S.S. President Roosevelt, July 1928. Sailing with the U.S. Olympic team to the 1928 events in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [Read more...]

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Cruise Ships History: Italian Line’s beautiful liner CONTE DI SAVIOA captured by New York based artist Scott McBee and link to his wonderful article on this great ship found on New York Social Diary.

December 20, 2008 By Michael L. Grace Leave a Comment

Scott Houston McBee’s rendering of the Conte di Savoia.

Principessa Mafalda with family and friends aboard the Conte Di Savoi.

Princess Mafalda married the Prince of Hesse. In 1943 when Mussolini was overthrown, and the King led the country into the Allied camp, both the Princess and Prince were sent to a concentration camp where they died.

Conte Di Savoi First Class passengers in dinner dress visiting the stabilizer system – a first for trans-Atlantic liners in the 1930s. [Read more...]

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SHIPBOARD CELEBRITIES ABOARD THE UNITED STATES LINE’S SS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. FROM HELEN KELLER AND GENERAL DOUGLAS MCARTHUR TO JOHNNY WEISMULLER AND THE 1928 US OLYMPIC TEAM.

December 19, 2008 By Michael L. Grace Leave a Comment

SS President Roosevelt.

The SS President Roosevelt was a passenger liner of the United States Lines that was involved in a famous heroic rescue of the crew of the British ship Antinoe in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926. The captain of the ship, George Fried, was given a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan in honor of his heroism.

Helen Keller aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt with Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan Macy, and Captain Van Beck, 1932.

Newspaper photo announcing the departure of the U.S. Olympic team to Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1928, aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt.

General Douglas McArthur and aide on board the S.S. President Roosevelt, July 1928. Sailing with the U.S. Olympic team to the 1928 events in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [Read more...]

Filed Under: CELEBRITIES AT SEA, UNITED STATES LINE Tagged With: Cruise Lines History, Cruise Ships History, General Douglas McArthur, Hellen Keller, Johnny Weismuller, S.S. President Roosevelt, Tom Biddison, U.S. Lacrosse team, united states lines