Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Bala Cynwyd Mr Gordon called himself a

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This print is accompanied by a copy of some of the book's inside pages

(This daredevilry won the servers a nickname: carhops

Courtesy Lou Greenstein Collection

Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Bala Cynwyd Mr Gordon called himself aThis 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