Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Vintage American Milton Berle and Red Skelton

Milton Berle and Red Skelton all performed on stage

The diner featured old-timey favorites such as malted drinks

Erroll Garner

scorchy floor show and first-rate dance orchestra

The restaurants were fitted out like wagon trains

Figureheads, Cunard RMS Berengaria, 1929 Vintage American Milton Berle and Red SkeltonThis 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