Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Mission a famous entertainer and illustrator

a famous entertainer and illustrator of the period

The Ark was built in Wilmington in 1922 and was a gambling boat

the nightclub was sold to various owners

it is beautifully evocative of the fine art of French dining and the era

shillings and pence as well as in the new decimal system

Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Mission a famous entertainer and illustratorThis illustration, by famed naval artist William McDowell (1888 1950), shows figureheads from some of the more prominent ships throughout history, from a Roman attack boat, all the way to the Cutty Sark, which currently sits next to the river Thames at Greenwich, and operates as a tourist attraction. In its day, the RMS Berengaria was the pride of the Cunard fleet and sailed from the English port of Southampton to New York. It was known as the happy