Description Original French Line (Compagnie Générale Transatlantique) Dîner de Gala menu from the ocean liner Paquebot Champlain. Dated Sunday, June 18, 1939, marked Troisième Classe. Bilingual French presentation with formal gala dinner courses listed. Cream cardstock with decorative borders, folding format. Light age toning and minor handling wear consistent with pre-WWII transatlantic service. ⸻ Historical Value Menus from the SS Champlain document luxury French transatlantic travel during the final months before World War II. Gala menus reflect shipboard class structure, cuisine, and social culture aboard CGT liners, making them important artifacts of maritime and European travel history just prior to wartime disruption.
