Anchor Line: A fascinating 40 page brochure promoting tours to the U.K. in 1897, just before the dawn of the 20th century and the massive tourism movement it brought with it. The Anchor Line was at its height with service not only to North America but also the Mediterranean and India. In this brochure they printed prices and itineraries for 28 "specimen tours". Most are centered around Ireland, Scotland, and England and cost around $3 a day. There are many pre-1900 photos of the sites - Blarney Castle, Queenstown Harbor, Sackville Street in Dublin, Balmoral Castle, Edinburgh, Westminster Abbey and dozens more. The European tours crisscross the continent and photos show Paris, the Rhine, and Switzerland. For ship buffs there are three etchings of the CITY OF ROME, Anchor Line's beauty from 1881. The ship was built for the Inman Line but was returned to the ship yard when she failed to win the Blue Ribband. Anchor sailed her happily for 20 years. The first etching shows the ship with an American tug close-by while the second etching shows her passing the Statue of Liberty. In the back of the brochure is a full page photo of St. Mark's Square in Venice with an unidentified 3 masted side-wheeler anchored in front. There is a page of description of the line's services - "Passengers are furnished with a liberal table, including all the delicacies of the season, and everything necessary on the voyage à the Dining Saloons, Music Hall, Ladies' Boudoir, and Gents' Smoking Rooms are all located on the Main and Spar Decks à all are fitted up in the most elegant and luxurious style and with every regard for the comfort and convenience of passengers." The last page includes a fleet list showing 27 ships, ranging from the 2125 ton CALEDONIA to the 8415 ton CITY OF ROME. The back cover features the ROME again designed into a shell logo surrounded by the line name, and house flag. The brochure is held together by an elegant red silk string. A hole has been punched into the upper left portion and a string is attached so the brochure could be hung in a display rack. Presumably that rack was in the law office of John S. Coe of Canandaiqua, New York, who has stamped his name on several pages. In very good condition.