Oceanliner Cristoforo Columbo Cutaway, 1955

Oceanliner Cristoforo Columbo Cutaway, 1955
Oceanliner Cristoforo Columbo Cutaway, 1955

Behold, in all its gigantic 2500 x 1060 px glory, the oceanliner Cristoforo Columbo from 1955.

This 29,100 ton Italian Line ship provided 703 tourist class, 225 first class, and 320 cabin class cabins.

It’s a Rolf Klep masterpiece, part of a larger LIFE double spread that included an Super-G Constellation in the upper left.  I’ve done my best to stitch it together from separate images.

Source:  LIFE June 27, 1955

By Lee Wallender

Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.

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