{"product_id":"alaska-steamship-company-the-inside-passage-1936","title":"Alaska Steamship Company, The Inside Passage, 1936","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Inside Passage, extending about a thousand miles from Seattle to Skagway, is the longest and most scenic, sheltered ocean highway in the world. Carved by millions of years of glacial activity, it is praised for its vast, limitless and ever-unfolding beauty.\u003cbr\u003eThere are dramatic snow-capped mountains, steep fjords and massive tidewater glaciers and it is a prime destination for spotting orcas, humpback whales, seals, bald eagles, and brown bears.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1936, this woodblock print, that perfectly captures the raw beauty and spirit of the Inside Passage, was on the front cover of a menu aboard the Alaska Line. It was one of a series of illustrations by the artist Glen Sheckles.\u003cbr\u003eThe Alaska Line typically refers to the historic Alaska Steamship Company, a maritime giant that dominated shipping and passenger travel between the Pacific Northwest and Alaska from 1894 until 1971.\u003cbr\u003e‘Winding through deep, fjord-like passages where snow-mantled mountains rise sheer from the water’s edge to glacier-capped peaks, among fairylands of enchanted islands, past lower foothills, along close-hugging shores that are lined with regiments of spruce and pine – shores interspersed with small totem-guarded villages and huge glaciers that push their way to the sea… you pass through the most magnificent scenery in the world that may seen from the deck of a ship,’ said the notes on the back of the menu.\u003cbr\u003eIt also observed that the enchanting ocean lane won for itself the fitting name of the Lover’s Lane of the Seven Seas.\u003cbr\u003ePassengers could request clean copies of the menu to keep and frame or to send to friends.\u003cbr\u003eToday, about 25 cruise ship companies, ranging from mega-ships to expedition vessels, ply the Inside Passage that also provides marine access to remote towns and indigenous villages—such as Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway—and are otherwise only accessible by boat or plane. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson Ultrachrome HD archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":45964650971238,"sku":"8.5x11\"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":45964651004006,"sku":"11x14 U","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":45964651036774,"sku":"13x19 U","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":45964651069542,"sku":"16x20 U","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":45964651102310,"sku":"20x24 U","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":45964651135078,"sku":"24x36 U","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/3352\/files\/alaska-steamship-company-the-inside-passage-1936-posters-prints-visual-artwork-580.webp?v=1784657646","url":"https:\/\/vintagemenuart.com\/products\/alaska-steamship-company-the-inside-passage-1936","provider":"Vintage Menu Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}