Matson Lines vintage Hawaii travel advertisement featuring a woman wearing a yellow top and red and white flower leis standing on the top deck of a cruise ship and tossing a red flower lei in the air.
Lei Toss, Matson Lines Advertisement, 1936
Lei Toss, Matson Lines Advertisement, 1936
Lei Toss, Matson Lines Advertisement, 1936

Lei Toss, Matson Lines Advertisement, 1936

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Photographer: Edward Steichen
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Created for Matson Lines, Edward Steichen’s “Lei Toss” photo captures the poignant island tradition of throwing a lei into the sea as a ship departs — a gesture symbolizing the hope of return. Through its romantic imagery and refined style, the advertisement evokes both the beauty and wistful emotion of travel during the Golden Age of ocean liners. 

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