VINTAGE SS AMERICAN SHIPPER UNITED STATES LINE TRAVEL AGENCY ADVERTISING SIGN

Description

Very interesting United States Lines cardboard poster promoting travel on converted freighters/liners shortly after WW II. As the US rebuilt it's shipping industry after the war United States Lines and other shipping companies converted WW II freighters to liner/freighters. United States Lines was the largest and offered tourist travel as well as freight shipping all over the world. At this point in time one was able to board a freighter most anywhere in the world and travel freely to ports unknown. You went where the ship went and that was it. These ships were well appointed, fully crewed and carried less that fifty passengers. Not quite luxurious but well done with separate staterooms, mess facilities and very affordable if one was not in a rush.
This poster is self framed, it is a glossy coated chromo lithograph of the ship American Shipper at sea and is done from the signed original. I cannot make out the artists name but it appears to be Alford, perhaps you can decipher it. It was found in Oswego, New York, dates from the 50's and originated in a travel agency there. I have had it for many years. This poster represents a brief period time as America rebuilt its shipping industry and is quite rare. Note the information on the back of the print and dream of those days. It would make a valued and rare addition to your collection. It is in the original frame and measures 31" X 23". It suffers no issues, damage or problems. Contact me for any additional information.