Vintage Mystic Seaport Connecticut Admission Ticket Travel Brochure Map 1950's

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Estate sale find, vintage original map and admission ticket to the
Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut
.  No date, circa 1940-50's.
As the great Age of Sail gave way to steamships and railroads, wooden ships and boats were turned into firewood and the nation’s seafaring traditions began to disappear, three Mystic residents decided to work together to keep the past alive.
On December 25, 1929, Edward E. Bradley, an industrialist; Carl C. Cutler, a lawyer; and Dr. Charles K. Stillman, a physician; signed the papers incorporating the Marine Historical Association, today known as Mystic Seaport Museum.
Their dream: create a dynamic, educational institution to preserve America’s maritime culture–and turn the achievements of a past era into an inspirational force for the future.
Despite the economic conditions of the Great Depression, Mystic Seaport Museum grew rapidly. Donations of log books, photography, ships plans and other maritime artifacts poured into the one-building museum. In 1941, Mystic Seaport acquired the Charles W. Morgan, the country’s last wooden whaleship from the once-great Yankee fleet.
Historic  buildings from across New England were also moved in to complement the Morgan–and the authentic coastal village area of Mystic Seaport Museum was born.
Product Dimensions: 12" X 18" (unfolded), approximate shipping weight: 4 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The map and ticket are in overall Poor to Fair used condition with signs of wear, tears, creases, fading, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
(C1C12-102)