Despite both the selection, and photos themselves being small, the four pages featuring pictures of ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II still convey the futurist feel (as the future was perceived in 1969) of the ship’s interior design.

The summer of 1969 saw QE2s first season. This was the summer of Apollo 11. That same year a prototype for Concord was revealed at an air show in England. In an era new to color television, ATMs and instant or frozen ready to eat meals, QE2 could not help but be the ocean liner for the Space Age. Her profile, notable for the sculptural mast and funnel hinted at what was the style of her rooms. The use of new materials was joined with a design that was modern, high tech and functional in its appearance. By the late 1960s, the concept of the future was decidedly minimalist. This vision was presented in films like 2001:A Space Odyssey which linked the promise of the future with the style trends of the time.

About the only thing missing was the HAL 9000 super-computer…