Box 1
Scope and Contents
One January 6-16, 1951 scrapbook featuring pages relating to a Holland-America Line cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam to South America by the 21st Street Business Men's Cruise, Inc. The trip was advertised as the first South American cruise originating in and returning to Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily includes booklets featuring guests' names and brochures advertising goods or services in port. Places visited included Curacao; La Guaira, Venezuela; and Kingston, Jamaica. Some materials in the last folder relate to a Caribbean cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam in March 1970.
Dates
- created: 1951, 1970
- Other: Date acquired: 12/21/2017
Creator
- From the Collection: Smith, Elizabeth Camp (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 10.00 folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov