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Image Not Available for Ephemera collected by former Orient Line purser
Ephemera collected by former Orient Line purser
Image Not Available for Ephemera collected by former Orient Line purser

Ephemera collected by former Orient Line purser

Datec 1950
Object numberANMS1295
NameArchive series
MediumPaper based material
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from David J Dickinson
DescriptionThis archive series consists of material collected by David Dickinson relating to his former career as a purser with the Orient Line in the 1950s. It includes a certificate of registration, seaman's identity card, record book, newsletters published on board, information for officers, purser's cadet uniform guide and regulations, a menu, wage sheets, photographs and stewards’ instruction book.SignificanceThis archive series provides a detailed snapshot of the life of an Orient Line purser and an insight into daily shipboard routines and etiquette.
Image Not Available for Orient Steam Navigation Company employee information booklets
Orient Steam Navigation Company employee information booklets
1934 - 1949
Image Not Available for Circular book for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Circular book for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
1861 - 1929
Image Not Available for Ephemera collected by Lieutenant Commander Joe Straczeck during Operation Slipper
Ephemera collected by Lieutenant Commander Joe Straczeck during Operation Slipper
2001-2002
Image Not Available for Material collected by a Cunard Line purser
Material collected by a Cunard Line purser
1962 - 1964
Image Not Available for Letter regarding fixing of tables and chairs and the purser's room door SS KAROOLA
Letter regarding fixing of tables and chairs and the purser's room door SS KAROOLA
1909
Image Not Available for Letter regarding fixing of tables and chairs and the purser's room door SS KAROOLA
Letter regarding fixing of tables and chairs and the purser's room door SS KAROOLA
22 June 1909
Image Not Available for Purser's office on the QUEEN MARY
Purser's office on the QUEEN MARY
Frederick B Lamberger
24 September 1959
Image Not Available for Material collected by a Cunard Line purser
Material collected by a Cunard Line purser
1936 - 1967
Image Not Available for Staircase aboard SS CHANGTE
Staircase aboard SS CHANGTE
Frederick B Lamberger
26 February 1960
Image Not Available for First class deck on PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
First class deck on PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Frederick B Lamberger
10 December 1959
Image Not Available for Material relating to the return of MV KRAIT to Australia
Material relating to the return of MV KRAIT to Australia
1963-1990
In memory of the officers and crew HMA HOSPITAL SHIP CENTAUR lost at sea through enemy action14 May 1943
In memory of the officers and crew HMA HOSPITAL SHIP CENTAUR lost at sea through enemy action14 May 1943
1943