Savannah Line: A fold-out deck plan brochure for the CITY OF CHATTANOOGA and CITY OF BIRMINGHAM for the 1938-39 season, towards the end of their careers. The sister ships sailed a weekly run to New York and Boston from Savannah. This brochure, written at the tail end of both the Depression and the coastal liner era, promotes the service as an inexpensive cruise and less stressful than trains or autos. A voyage from Savannah to New York cost $33 in First Class and $27 in "Intermediate Class". The brochure shows 6 b&w photos of frolicking passengers on decks that seem crowded. The plans show four decks with a First Class Deck CafT and bar up on Boat Deck; First Class cabins and a Lounge, Writing Room, and Social Hall on A Deck; a Dining Saloon and Intermediate Class cabins on B Deck, and a few more Intermediate Class cabins in the aft end of C Deck. Interesting to note that Intermediate Class has separate white and colored bathrooms. This is the first time I've seen race separation on deck plans. But the Savannah Line was just being more open about the racial and religious discrimination that existed throughout the shipping industry, and society, back then. Both ships were taken over for war duties after Pearl Harbor. The CITY OF BIRMINGHAM was torpedoed in 1942. The CITY OF CHATTANOOGA survived the war but was scrapped soon after. The Savannah Line did not resume service after WW2. This brochure is in good condition but with just a little seam separation.