VI FERIA DEL LIBRO, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (1997)

VI FERIA DEL LIBRO
Plaza de Santo Domingo
Guadalajara
Del 8 al 11 de mayo de 1997

Bookmark published by the Asociación de Libreros de Guadalajara,
and Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara.

Traveler's collection.

Steamship "SANTO DOMINGO" (Spain, 1877-1898). Postcard (1997)

Steamship SANTO DOMINGO

Postcard published by Trajecte, S.A., Barcelona, 1997.

Originally built in 1877 in Glasgow as the Dublin Castle for a British shipping company, it was acquired in 1882 by the Compañía Trasatlántica Española and renamed Santo Domingo. For years it transported passengers, troops, and mail between Spain and Havana. It had an iron hull, a length of approximately 104 meters, and a gross tonnage of 2,805 tons. On 12 July 1898, during the war with the United States, it was pursued, attacked, and finally sunk by American naval forces near Cortés Bay, on the southern coast of Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Traveler's collection.

OSTERIA DANILEA. Ročko Polje, Zup. Istarska, Croatia. Calendar 1997

OSTERIA DANILEA
vl. Antika Ktbavac
Ročko Polje 79

Calendar 1997.

Thanks to Dragan B.

FERROCARRILS DE LA GENERALITAT VALENCIANA. Valencia, Spain. 1 trip railway ticket (1997)

FERROCARRILS DE LA GENERALITAT VALENCIANA

1 trip railway ticket Nº 0026615 29
Zone AV
19.10.1997, 12:04
120 Ptas.

Traveler's collection.

MESÓN REYES GODOS. Tariego de Cerrato (Palencia), Castilla y León, Spain. Calendar 1997

MESÓN REYES GODOS
Tablas variadas
Plaza de San Miguel
34209 Tariego de Cerrato (Palencia)

Calendar 1997.

Traveler's collection.

SERVI TAXI. Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. Calendar 1997

SERVI TAXI
31 13 23
Puerta de Murcia, 4
Cartagena

Calendar 1997.

(Advertising of General Óptica)

Traveler's collection.

CATHÉDRALE DE CANTERBURY, Kent, England. "Soyez les bienvenus" (1997)

SOYEZ LES BIENVENUS DANS LA CATHÉDALE DE CANTERBURY
597 - 1997

Information brochure in French.

Traveler's collection.

RENFE. Cercanías Sevilla, Spain. Calendar 1997

RENFE
Cercanías Sevilla

Calendar 1997.

Traveler's collection.

S. S. "CONSTITUTION". American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. New York. Postcard

S. S. CONSTITUTION
American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines

Postcard of "The beautiful Sunliners".

SS Constitution was an ocean liner (683 feet long, 30,293 tons) owned by American Export Lines, sister ship of SS Independence. Both were constructed in the United States and made their maiden voyages in 1951. Commissioned in 1951, she started her long career sailing on the New York City-Genoa-Naples-Gibraltar route to Europe. Following service on American Export's "Sunlane" cruise to Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, the two ships sailed for American Hawaii Cruises and American Global Line for many years in the 1980s and 1990s. Constitution was retired in 1995; while under tow to be scrapped, the liner sank 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of the Hawaiian Islands on 17 November 1997.

Traveler's collection.

M. S. "BEAVERBRAE". Postcard (1950s)

M. S. BEAVERBRAE

Postcard published by Verlag M. Schmidt, Bremen, Nº 75.
Circulated in Germany in March 1954.

The M.S. Beaverbrae ( 9,034 tons) was built as Huascaran by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg (Germany), in 1939, for the Hamburg-America Line. She made his maiden voyage from Hamburg and the West coast of South America. On return taken over by German Navy for conversion to a submarine depot ship. Spent most of WW2 in Norway where she was captured undamaged by the Allies in 1945. Allocated to Canada as war reparation; refit at Liverpool 1947. Purchased by Canadian Pacific and renamed Beaverbrae, she made her first sailing for them 8 February 1948 from St.John NB with cargo to London. She then sailed to Bremen to pick up passengers for Canada. Eventually she made 51 sailings from Bremen carrying 38,000 displaced persons to Canada as refugees whilst carrying cargo eastbound. Her last emigrant voyage to Canada departed on 28 July 1954. Sold to Compagnia Genovese d'Armamento, Genoa 1 November 1954, she was rebuilt at Monfalcone to 10,022 GRT with accommodation for 1,124 tourist class passengers. Renamed Aurelia, she sailed from Trieste on13 May 1955, via Suez to Australia and made later voyages from Genoa. Re-engined in 1958-59 and rebuilt to 10,480 tons, and she started Bremen-Suez-Australia service on 12 June 1959. In 1962 she began a round of 34 voyages between English Channel ports and New York. In 1970 she was sold to Chandris Lines, renamed Romanza and refitted for cruising. Resold to Ambassador Leisure in 1991; renamed Romantica and cruised in the eastern Mediterranean. In 1997 she caught fire returning to Cyprus from Egypt and was abandoned without casualties. The burnt out hulk was towed to Limassol and scrapped the following year.

Traveler's collection.

SPT TELECOM (Czechia). Telecard / Phone card 50 units (1996). Calendar 1997

SPT TELECOM
Czechia

Telecard / Phone card, 50 units
100.- Kč
10.1996
100,000 copies
Design: Studio GD, s.r.o.

Calendar 1997.

Traveler's collection.

ASM - Azienda Servizi Municipalizzati Brescia, Italy. Bus ticket from carnet, L. 1.340 (1997)

ASM - Azienda Servizi Municipalizzati Brescia

Ordinary bus ticket from carnet Nº A/ 974169
Valid for 60 minutes
18.10.1997, 08:54
Lire 1,340

Grazie a Maurizio D. B.

CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE / 창덕궁. Seoul, Korea (2024)

CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE
Seoul

Entrance ticket. 
04.09.2024, 09:50
6.000 ₩.

Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁; lit. The Palace of Prospering Virtue), also known as Changdeok Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno District, in Seoul. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.

Gracias a Carlos O.

MUSÉE DE CERDAGNE. Sainte-Léocadie, Pyrénées Orientales, France. Advertising postcard

MUSÉE DE CERDAGNE
Cal Mateu
66800 Sainte-Léocadie

Advertising postcard published by the museum.

The Cerdagne Museum is an ethnology and history museum, established since 1992 and recognized as a "museum of France" since 1997. Located in the Cal Mateu farm, an 18th century agricultural estate, this museum evokes the cross-border history of Cerdagne, shared between France and Catalonia following the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659), through exhibitions on daily life, workshops and events.

Gràcies a en Josep i l'Assumpta.

Ship "CIUDAD DE CÁDIZ". Compañía Trasantlántica Española. Postcard (1997)

CIUDAD DE CÁDIZ
Compañía Trasatlántica Española

Painting by M. Martí Barrionuevo.

Postcard published by Trajecte S.A. Nº 108, 1997.

The ship Ciudad de Cádiz was built in Renfrew (Scotland) in 1878 by order of Antonio López & Co (the Compañía Trasatlántica had not yet been created). It had a capacity for 417 passengers. Its length was 110.8 metres, and its width, 11.6 metres. It was destined for the lines to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and later to the line to Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea), where it met its end: it sank on 10 October 1924 when sailing between San Carlos and Santa Isabel, today Luba and Malabo. During the war of 1898 between Spain and the United States it was armed as an auxiliary cruiser and integrated into the squadron destined for Cuba.

Traveler's collection.

STEAMBOAT "ISLA DE LUZÓN", Compañía Trasatlántica Española. Postcard (1997)

STEAMBOAT ISLA DE LUZÓN
Compañía Trasatlántica Española

Postcard published by Trajecte, S.A., 1997.
Painting by M. Martí Barrionuevo

The steamer Isla de Luzón was built in 1882 by Oswald Madaunt & Co. in Southampton (England) under the name Woolston. She caught fire and was abandoned at Messina (Sicily) on 29 February 1910. She was mixed cargo and passenger (she could accommodate 141 people plus crew). She was used by the Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas on the sea line between Barcelona and Manila through the Suez Canal. During the Spanish-Philippine War (1896-1898) she was incorporated by the Spanish navy under the command of Admiral Manuel de la Cámara y Livermoore.

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REGGIA DI CASERTA. Caserta, Campania, Italy

REGGIA DI CASERTA
Appartamenti + Parco

Ticket Nº ?0625.
21.09.?

The Royal Palace of Caserta (Italian: Reggia di Caserta) is a former royal residence constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. Located 35 km north of the historic center of Naples, the Baroque and Neoclassical complex is the largest palace erected in Europe during the 18th century. The palace has five floors; 1,200 rooms, including two dozen state apartments; 1,742 windows; 34 staircases; 1,026 fireplaces; a large library; and a theatre modelled after the Teatro San Carlo of Naples. The construction of the palace began in 1752 for Charles VII of Naples (later Charles III of Spain), who worked closely with his architect, Luigi Vanvitelli. Vanvitelli died in 1773: the construction was continued by his son Carlo and then by other architects. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Traveler's collection.

AC HOTELS, Spain (Marriott International, USA). Room key

AC HOTELS
Marriott
www.ac-hotels.com    

Room key.

AC Hotels is a Spanish hotel chain founded by Antonio Catalán​ in 1997. Currently, AC owns around 190 hotels, most in the United States and Spain. Since 8 June 2011, AC Hoteles operates as a subsidiary company of Marriott International, Inc., which acquired 50% of the chain.

Merci à Gilles K.

ALEX TOURS, Agència de Viatges. Barcelona. Calendar 1997

ALEX TOURS
Agència de Viatges
La solució més professional
[Travel Agency. - The most professional solution]
Mallorca, 214
08008 Barcelona

Calendar 1997.

Traveler's collection.

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay. Tramway line 5 (1980)

ASUNCIÓN
Calle Estrella with calle Alberdi.
Tramway line 5.

(1980)

The inaugural trip of Asunción's first electric tram took place on 7 July 1913. Previously, since 3 May 1872, a steam tram line operated between the Plaza Uruguaya railway station to the port. The tram network reached its peak in the 1930s with seven lines in the central area and suburban lines to Port Saxony and San Lorenzo. The Paraguayan capital's trams were abolished in 1997.

Source: La Nación, Asunción, 28.05.2023.