Bon Voyage! (left): The departure of Ocean Liners was often a spectacle. With her fame and glory as the world’s fastest transatlantic liner, the SS United States would have particularly large turnouts. People from far and wide would gather to wave their family and friends off on their next adventure. It was a New York sight to see! (Photo courtesy of Mary Anne Chamberlain)

Smoking Room (right): The lounges, bars, and smoking rooms were some of the most entertaining gathering spaces aboard the SS United States! A brochure for the ship described the Cabin Class Smoking Room as such: “The gaily decorated smoking room looks out on three sides onto a glass enclosed deck. Curved walls show off the bright harlequin curtains. Banquettes and large chairs are soft leather- smaller chairs in nubby-textured material. The hand-painted mural over bar features early American jugs and bottles. The soft chairs, sofas and modern tables invite you to relax and enjoy yourself. The Smoking Room, of course, is air conditioned – like every space on the S.S. United States– but you still enjoy the tangy, refreshing sea air.” (Photo courtesy of Mark B. Perry Collection)

Lifeboat (left): Lifeboats would have been seen suspended just off the decks for ease of reach and passenger safety. Luckily the SS United States never needed to use these emergency vessels in her career as a transatlantic vessel. The image to the left was taken as a part of a promotional campaign for the SS United States. The photographer nicely captured the bright red interior of the boat which compliments the woman’s red dress. (Photo Courtesy of David Perry & Alfredo Casuso and the Charles Howland Collection.)