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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 09-09-2009 04:57 PM

Looks like there is a new exhibition at the National Museum of American History in DC titled "On the Water". From the website, I noticed this lovely model of the Mauretania in cruise livery donated by FDR

And this beautiful glass dome from the 1890's Majestic.

This stunning mural painting from the United States

and a model of the Zuiderdam.

Smithsonian On the Water Exhibition

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 09-10-2009 02:02 PM

From the Exhibit, America on the Move comes these two models

There is a 9'-0" model of the Leviathan

and a 12'-0" model of the Empress of Russia

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 09-10-2009 04:22 PM

The mural from ssUS is lovely. Anyone know where it was originally placed on the ship?

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NP
First Class Passenger
Member # 8721

posted 09-10-2009 05:23 PM

The mural was placed in the Big U's 1st class observation lounge

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lasuvidaboy
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Member # 4527

posted 09-10-2009 10:04 PM

Thanks NP! I should have looked at my color ssUS brochure.

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mike sa
First Class Passenger
Member # 5957

posted 09-11-2009 12:50 AM

Interior shots of the Big U are not something I have seen much of, can anyone point me in the right direction ?

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