Leaflet - 'P&O Ports, Port Said', P&O Line, 1938

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Summary:: Descriptive pamphlet with map of the Egyptian town Port Said, it was collected by Daisy Poole during a voyage from Australia to Britain from May-June 1938. This pamphlet was kept as a souvenir by Daisy who was 12 years old at the time of her voyage to the UK from Australia.

It contains tourist information for ship's passengers making a short stop at Port Said during their transit of the Suez Canal. It includes information on sights and services with a street map on the back page.
Description:: Single sheet folded into a four page descriptive tourist pamphlet with the P&O crest and Port Said in red and blue on the front cover. Two printed inner pages and a street map of Port Said on the reverse.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Philip Maggs, 2010

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	210 mm (Height), 130 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	souvenirs, naval vessels, immigrant voyages, shipping lines, tourism, immigrant shipping, maps, return migration, english immigration, passenger ships
Themes this item is part of:	Ship History - TSS Jervis Bay, 1922-1940, Childhood & Youth Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection, Daisy Poole, English Migrant, 1920s
Primary Classification:	WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Shipping Lines
Tertiary Classification:	souvenirs
Inscriptions:	Text: P&O/PORTS/Port Said.
Issued By:	Peninsula & Orient Steam Navigation Co., England, Great Britain, 1938
Place & Date Issued:	., May 1938 - Jun 1938
User:	Daisy Poole, Port Said, Egypt, Jun 1938