I am looking for a list of the original furnishings on board the
oceanliner Normandie. |
Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
16 May 2003 12:47 PDT
I am doubtful that a list of all of the furnishings of this elegant
ship can be found on the Web. However, there are a number of books on
the Normandie and the great ocean liners in general, at least some of
which include information on the Normandie's furnishings. Would a
bibliography of these books, along with web pages that mention and/or
display some of the furnishings, be a sufficient answer?
Alternatively, or addition, would information on particular
furnishings be satisfactory for an answer? For example, I have found
a page with information relating to the piano to which you referred in
the title (though not the text) of your question.
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
16 May 2003 14:42 PDT
I am trying to find out if a piano I have was on the Normandie. It is
a mini baby grand piano with decorative french painting. The books
will not be of help. I want a list of the furnishings that were on the
Normandie when it was owned by the French government before it was
called into allied service by U.S. Navy in 1941. At that time it was
stripped of the furnishings, which were auctioned off.Itwas prepared
to be a troop transport, unfortunately, it was destroyed by fire in
1942. At that time it was named the U.S.S. Lafayette.The Normandie was
launched in 1932.
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
16 May 2003 14:44 PDT
I am interested in the page with information relating to the pianoto
which I referred in the title.
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
19 May 2003 19:09 PDT
I apologize for not responding to your clarifications earlier. I'm
not sure that the page that I have found will be of much help, since
the baby grand piano is in the background and partly obscured in the
photograph from that page:
http://members.tripod.com/~joanne-l/salon.jpg
I have also seen a couple of references to a children's book that
includes an illustration of a cabin that contained a baby grand piano.
So there may have been more than one baby grand on the Normandie.
If you think that this information is sufficient, I can provide links
to the pages containing the photo and referring to the illustration.
Otherwise, I suppose that the question should remain open for other
Researchers to work on.
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
19 May 2003 20:50 PDT
I am interested in the children's book that relats to the piano. Is it
possible to get a list of the furnishings on the Normandie from a
french government agency? The piano is a mini baby grand with
decorative paintings. How could I find the name of the company that
furnished the Normandie?
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
19 May 2003 21:23 PDT
I would be able to tell you only about the children's book, but not
about the other items you are interested in. I wouldn't want to
answer the question as it stands now if I couldn't provide all of the
information you have requested. That's why I suggest that other
Researchers might work on the question and find the essential
information that you want. Perhaps no one will find what you're
looking for, but on the other hand, perhaps someone will.
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
20 May 2003 11:05 PDT
I have reviewed your message and await any information you may uncover
Theresa Bonomo
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
24 May 2003 09:53 PDT
The owners of the S S Normandie were a french company. Maybe a list of
the furnishings may be obtained from them.
I would like the link that would connect me with the childrens book.I
may be able to identify the piano by the photo.
Theresa Bonomo
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
24 May 2003 10:18 PDT
I don't have a link that shows an illustration of the piano, just
links about the book. Would these links be sufficient for an answer
to this question? (I wouldn't want to take your $20 unless you felt
you were getting $20 worth.)
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
24 May 2003 15:10 PDT
I would prefer that you pursue connecting with the owners of the S S
Normandie. A frence company called Companie Generale Transatlantique.
I think they may provide a list of the furnishings on the Normandie
Theresa Bonomo
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
09 Jun 2003 21:05 PDT
I suggest that you inquire from the USNavy archives about the U S S
Lafayette; the US Navy siezed the SS Normandie and changed the name to
USS Lafayette. The Naval Archives may be able to provide a list of
the furnishings that were removed from the ship. Please e-mail me the
results.
Thank you ,
Theresa Bonomo
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 00:12 PDT
I don't believe that I will be able to answer your question. However,
hopefully another Researcher will.
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 10:46 PDT
Have you any information that may be useful to me in my own search?
Thank you for your effort in my behalf.
Theresa Bonomo
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 10:57 PDT
I've indicated the information that I have. However, since it does
not answer your question, I can't post it as an answer. This
information would answer a separate, more limited question relating to
that information.
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Clarification of Question by
teasie-ga
on
14 Jun 2003 09:27 PDT
I am trying to trace the origin of my mini baby grand piano to the S S
Normandie. It may be done by getting a list of the furnishings aon
board the ship, possibly a list that the U S Navy may havae made when
thdy started to convert it to a troop ship in 1942, and changed the
name of the ship to the U S S Lafayette.
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