"Ile De France: The Rue De La Paix of the Atlantic" 1930

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1930

The Paris Aristocrat Of The Atlantic

The France A Chateau On The Atlantic

8 3/4" x 12 1/4"

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The Paris Aristocrat Of The Atlantic

The France A Chateau On The Atlantic

8 3/4" x 12 1/4"

SS Île de France was a French luxury ocean liner that plied the prestigious transatlantic route between Europe and New York from 1927 through to 1958. She was built in Saint-Nazaire for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (or CGT, also known as the "French Line"), and named after the region around Paris known as "L'Ile de France". Launched in 1926, she commenced her maiden voyage on June 22, 1927, as the first major ocean liner built after World War I, and the first ever to be decorated almost entirely in modern Art Deco style. Though she was neither the largest ship nor the fastest, she was considered the most beautifully decorated built by CGT, becoming the favored ship of the pre-World War II era among the young, wealthy and fashionable elites. See less