BEAUTIFUL 1933 MENU EN ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES FROM THE LUXURIOUS S.S PRESIDENT VAN BUREN. MEASURING 5 1/2" X 7" CLOSED.In 1924 the Dollar Steamship Company was making a rapid expansion into the Pacific. Seven 522/502 ships, including President Van Buren were purchased and placed in Around the World Service. No renaming of the vessel was needed as all Dollar ships were named for US Presidents. The timetable for the President Liners boasted:
- “…all cabins amidships, the pleasant and commodious state rooms having real twin beds (rather than berths), the abundance of accommodation with private tub and shower baths, the spacious public halls, and a cuisine attuned to these distinctive features.”[15]
Embarking from New York the ships made calls at Havana, Colon, Balboa, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, and Boston before returning to New York.[16] By 1929 President Van Buren and 16 President Liner fleet mates operated in Around the World Service. That year however also marked the beginning of a steady decline for Dollar. The great depression was affecting cargo revenue and the company’s two largest ships were running at half capacity. In 1936 President van Buren was laid up in San Francisco.[17] In 1937 the company reached its nadir when its crown jewel, the luxurious SS President Hoover, ran aground near Taiwan and had to be declared a total loss. In August 1938 the company’s operations were suspended and its control assumed by the United States Maritime Commission. THIS MENU IS IN NICE CONDITION. THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION AND SMALL STAINS. I WILL BE LISTING MANY ITEMS RELATED TO THIS SHIP AND WILL COMBINE SHIPPING INTO ONE LOW $3 PRICE. OWN A GREAT PIECE OF MARITIME HISTORY!