SS Edinburgh Castle Ephemera Collection

All Digitized Ephemera for the SS Edinburgh Castle available at the GG Archives. Common items of ephemera in our maritime collection include passenger lists, brochures, event and entertainment programs, and other memorabilia produced for a voyage or ship.

1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List

Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 17 June 1955
Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
Commander: Captain H. A. Deller

Front Cover, Sports and Entertainments Program for Voyage 43 of the RMS Edinburgh Castle, Beginning Sunday, 19 June 1955.

1955-06-17 Sports and Entertainments Program - RMS Edinburgh Castle

Colorful, elaborate events program for voyage 43 of the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line. Events listed include Whist (card game), movies, dancing, "Edinburgh Derby," concerts, Father Neptune ceremony, fancy dress ball, and a variety of deck sports tournaments.

Front Cover, Horse Racing Program on Board the RMS Edinburgh Castle for Friday, 24 June 1955.

1955-06-24 Horse Racing Program - RMS Edinburgh Castle

Tongue-in-Cheek Horse Racing Program published onboard the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line, held on Friday, 24 June 1955. Each of the six races was given a "theme," and the five [wooden] horses would be listed by owner, name of the horse, jockey, and quip.

Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of each voyage. Many of these souvenir ephemeral items have disappeared over the years.

Our selection varies considerably by ship, and likely contains only a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines.

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