11pc Collection of Agence Trampus MS L'Atlantique Photographs

A collection of silver gelatin press and souvenir photographs documenting the French ocean liner MS L'Atlantique, dating to the early 1930s. The group includes various exterior views of the three-funnel ship at port and at sea, interior deck scenes with passengers, a game of deck tennis, and officers on the bridge. A highlight of the collection is an aerial photograph depicting the vessel engulfed in flames. The reverse of the fire photograph features a typed paper caption in French identifying the subject as the ship on fire in the English Channel off Cherbourg, dated January 4, 1933. The reverse also bears a purple ink stamp reading COPYRIGHT BY AGENCE TRAMPUS 30, Rue du Louvre, PARIS-1er. Dimensions: 8"W x 10"H Weight: 5.1 oz Condition Request Condition Report Age related wear.

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