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SS United States Conservancy
Update November 4, 2008
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Dear Friend of the SS United States,
On this historic election day, the SS United States Conservancy is pleased to bring you the following update.
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Conservancy Honored with SSHSA C. Bradford Mitchell Award
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 On Saturday, November 1, 2008, the SS United States Conservancy was honored to receive the prestigious C. Bradford Mitchell Award from the Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA). At the Southern California Chapter's annual semi-formal tea and social, the SSHSA's Chris Butler presented the award to Mark Perry, producer of SS United States: Lady in Waiting. Mark accepted the award on behalf of the Conservancy and Robert Radler, director of this ground-breaking documentary, and thanked the Society as well as all of those who worked to make the film a reality. Mark also updated those in attendance about the current status of the film (see below). The plaque reads: "2008 C. Bradford Mitchell Achievement Award is presented to The SS United States Conservancy in appreciation of their efforts to maintain the heritage of America's greatest Trans-Atlantic Ocean Liner, the SS United States, and the production of the documentary SS United States: Lady in Waiting." The SS United States Conservancy is deeply honored to accept this award.
The SSHSA's Chris Butler presents Mark Perry with the C. Bradford Mitchell Achievement Award.
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Lady in Waiting Goes International!
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 Big Ship Films, LLC and the SS United States Conservancy have been working hard to expand our outreach and tell the story of the SS United States both domestically and internationally. Recently, Big Ship Films completed a deal with Choices Video to distribute the DVD of this award-winning documentary domestically. Choices has already listed the film on Amazon.com among other sites, and is offering the film in trade catalogs, museums, libraries, and Netflix. Big Ship Films is now in final negotiations with an international television distributor to begin marketing both the film and the DVD worldwide. As soon as this deal has been finalized, we'll announce the particulars so that international fans of the ship may order the DVD or look for the film to air in their area.
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Lady in Waiting Screening aboard Queen Elizabeth 2
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SS United States Conservancy Board member Greg Norris presented a screening of the documentary film SS United States: Lady in Waiting aboard the Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 on October 19 during the ship's final transatlantic voyage. Several hundred people were in attendance. The SS United States and the Queen Elizabeth 2 had overlapping service careers from May until November, 1969 and shared the common bond of being their nation's ships of state. Steven Payne, chief naval architect for the Cunard Line, was presented with a copy of Lady in Waiting and expressed his appreciation and support.
SS United States Conservancy Board member Richard Rabbett spotted a familiar engine order telegraph adorning a mural in the Queen Elizabeth 2's mid-ship lobby!
SS United States telegraph (Rich Rabbett Collection).
Board Members Rich Rabbett & Greg Norris with the QE2 Mural.
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| Turner Publishing Suspends Calendar Sales
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| The Conservancy is saddened to announce that Turner Publishing has suspended production of all calendars for 2009. We had planned to release another calendar this year, but learned that Turner has decided to no longer publish such calendars. As an alternative, we are offering a small full-color wall calendar in our Cafepress store, which may be purchased by clicking here. |
SS United States Merchandise Available
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 Our full line of quality SS United States Merchandise is always available in our Cafepress store. All proceeds from these sales go to help offset our web-hosting and other fees. Please take a moment to visit our store and peruse our extensive line of quality SS United States and ocean liner items. We're your one-stop shopping place for all your ocean liner loving friends. Please browse our store by clicking here now.
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As always, the SS United States Conservancy thanks you for your continued support! For more information, please visit our website! Sincerely, The SS United States Conservancy |
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