[PROGRAM] [MARITIME] S.S. MALOLO - DECK SPORTS: A DECK AFT

1931. Coated paper. Color illustrated broadsides. Very good. 23.5 x 16 cm. Two color illustrated broadsides: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 & Monday, March 16, 1931. Illustrating the American affluent class and their recreational habits. Deck sports included Ladies Turtle Race, Ladies Nail Driving Contest, Ladies & Gentlemen: Shaving Contest, Feeding the Baby, Children's Pie Eating Contest, rounded out by Musical Chairs. Fellow passengers (listed) served at the Chairman, Starter, Recorder and Judge. The S.S. Malolo was built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia in 1926. When built, the Malolo was the largest and most technically advanced liner of her time, and considered the most luxurious liner to have been built in the United States. The Malolo cruised the Pacific, Asia, and Australia with a West coast trip departing from San Francisco and making its way to Hawaii. One broadside is creased at middle.