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The Banana Wars
United Fruit Company Steamship Service
A 1916 advertisement for the United Fruit Company Steamship Service.
A banner at the top of the advertisement reads, "The Great White Fleet." An image on the left side of the advertisement shows a woman and her child sitting on the deck of a ship. A sailor, dressed in white, stands nearby, pointing to the horizon. An image on the right side of the ad shows pirates burying gold. The text below the image reads, "'There the Pirates hid their Gold'-- and every voyage, every port, every route of the Great White Fleet through the Golden Caribbean had the romance of buried treasure, pirate ships and deeds of adventure--centuries ago. Today health and happiness are the treasures sought on the Spanish Main, and Great White Fleet Ships, built especially for tropical travel, bear you luxuriously to scenes of romance. Cruises from 15 to 25 Days to Cuba, Jamaica, Panama Canal, Central and South America. Sailings of Great White Fleet Ships from New York every Wednesday and Saturday and fortnightly on Thursdays. Sailings from New Orleans every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. For information write to Passenger Department, United Fruit Company Steamship Service, 17 Battery Place, New York. An image at the bottom of the ad shows a map of the voyage route.
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