Various: pre-war - 1936-38 Dollar Line World Cruise brochure w/ plans & interiorsDollar Steamship Lines: A thirty six page brochure promoting World Cruises on the Dollar Line in 1936 1938. About a quarter of the brochure is dedicated to the ships, which in the case of Dollar Line, were many. A dozen unidentified photos show public comparable to any downtown hotel, and surprisingly large and comfy looking cabins. Deck plans are matched up a list of ships. The "535" class was the largest at ten liners. Plans show four decks. The

If the classic lines and counter stern shown in the half-tone portrait look familiar

A special treat are the photos on the flip side

then back again

The U-boat found the liner again the next today and this time the aim was spot-on

The FRANCONIA is described as "the ship of charm

was a victim of the WW2

the ship's name was changed to MEXIQUE

and finally the Smoking Room

but not the names

The center pages unfold to reveal ten decks worth of color-coded plans

In '63 they switched lines and names

At least they got to share the F Deck Swimming Pool and Turkish Bath with Cabin Class