Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Vintage American Patrons sat in red leather

Patrons sat in red leather banquettes in a wood-paneled dining room

scorchy floor show and first-rate dance orchestra

a "vest pocket" park that has been called one of the finest urban spaces in the US

weighing four hundred and twenty-nine pounds

The restaurants were fitted out like wagon trains

Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Vintage American Patrons sat in red leatherThis illustration, by famed naval artist William McDowell (1888 1950), shows figureheads from some of the more prominent ships throughout history, from a Roman attack boat, all the way to the Cutty Sark, which currently sits next to the river Thames at Greenwich, and operates as a tourist attraction. In its day, the RMS Berengaria was the pride of the Cunard fleet and sailed from the English port of Southampton to New York. It was known as the happy