BREMEN: 1939 - Deluxe pre-maiden interiors brochure from 1959North German Lloyd: From 1959, a deluxe, pre maiden voyage interiors brochure issued for the BREMEN (V). The twenty eight page brochure is filled with watercolors by well known German graphic artist Hans J. Buchmann (1905 1981). The brochure starts off with First Class: Lounge and Ballroom, Cocktail Lounge, Dining Room, a sleek cabin, Promenade Deck, Sports Deck, Swimming Pool, and Theater. The center spread is a starboard profile of the handsome

Another photo shows a middle-aged black man ringing a chime

There are 12 color photos from all 3 classes showing public rooms and cabins

and the Orchid Room

such as the Gemini Suite and the Italianesque looking Smoke Room

The EMPRESS OF BRITAIN is fully lit including navigation lights

This brochure is also full of large b&w photos of her elegant interiors: the Main Lounge with its abstract wave pattern railing

Tung's Orient Overseas Line fleet numbered thirteen

The CARINTHIA was chartered for only three months

while E Deck contains the former Cabin and Tourist Dining Saloons with more cabins behind

the First Class Ballroom was converted into a cinema

The "502" Class numbered seven

a combo ship that carried 350 passengers in two classes