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The interior accommodations were styled by architects Eggers & Higgins to be the utmost in contemporary American design, making use of stainless steel, ceramics, and synthetics. America was originally constructed with low funnels in order to give the ship a modern, streamlined appearance.
When the Marckwald/Urquhart team designed the S.S America interiors they stayed clear of the opulent ArtDeco style found on the Normandie. They also avoided the confusing mixture of French provincial, Elizabethan, Georgian, and pseudo-hunting lodge – Wild West interiors found on the Manhattan and Washington.
Let’s take a look inside one of the most luxurious ocean liners of the 1940s and 50s, the SS America of the United States Line. ...more. “For spaciousness, comfort and luxury, for beauty and...
SS America Archival Collection Includes Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, Fleet List, Taxi Rates, and more.
SS America ~ Page Two This page will cover most of this great Liner’s interiors as well as a few of her outdoor spaces, although they are far and few between, thanks to the poor overall weather conditions of the Atlantic .
SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines and designed by the noted naval architect William Francis Gibbs. She carried many nam...
Jan 22, 2015 - Explore Gray Nelson's board "SS America interior" on Pinterest. See more ideas about america, interior, uss america.
Over 190 historic photographs depict exterior and interior views of 101 great ocean liners, including the Virginian, Imperator, Vaterland, Bismarck, Lusitania, Mauretania, Balmoral Castle, Titanic, Olympic, Aquitania and dozens more.
The America was designed by noted naval architect William Francis Gibbs and constructed for the United States Lines company. She was one of the few ocean liners of the time that had interiors designed by women.
The SS America was laid down in August 1938 in Newport News, Virginia. Constructed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, the vessel was one of the few ocean liners at the time to feature an interior designed by women.